Confrontations and looting of stores in Frankfurt at the same time as widespread demonstrations in Europe NBC News: At the same time as the youth demonstrations spread in European countries against the increase in the cost of living, the state of public services and the plan to return to mandatory military service, the demonstration on Saturday in Frankfurt, Germany became violent and a number of protesters caused unrest by looting stores, setting fire to street barriers and throwing Molotov cocktails at the rescue forces.