Outbreak of violence in the evening: The evening of the riots in Frankfurt
Stones against police officers, lootings and water cannons: How could the situation in Frankfurt escalate to such an extent after a large demonstration?
A demonstration in Frankfurt, Germany, turned violent on Saturday evening, with young men smashing shop windows and looting stores. The initially peaceful protest, attended by 8,000 to 9,000 mostly young people, had been calling for social justice, education, and peace. However, as night fell, a group of around 100 violent left-wing extremists, according to Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck, mixed in with the demonstrators, leading to aggressive chants and clashes with police.
The police eventually ended the demonstration and deployed a water cannon and armored vehicle, but not before some protesters had stolen goods from shops and set fires.
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