Germany's Gen Z Protests Turn Violent; 250 Arrested, 100 Officers Injured Nationwide
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Nationwide, at least 250 arrests and 87 criminal complaints were filed. In Cologne, a 56-year-old suspect was found with Molotov cocktails and knives, and police described the Cologne violence as a 'targeted and prepared operation.' In Frankfurt, one officer lost teeth after being struck by a stone, and at least one firearm was stolen from a looted arms store. Hamburg recorded 120 arrests. Green Party co-chair Franziska Brantner and Die Linke's Ines Schwerdtner condemned the violence but urged authorities to address the youth movement's legitimate demands.
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