German police fire water cannon during tense ‘Gen Z’ protests
The demonstrators have been inspired by similar movements across Europe, including in France and Italy
German police fired water cannon to disperse firework-hurling protesters on Saturday and were also pelted with other projectiles, as tensions rose at the end of massive youth-led protests.
In Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and dozens of other cities, demonstrators turned out for the protests organised by the group “GenZ regelt!” (GenZ has got this), the latest by disillusioned youth in Europe.
Thousands of police were deployed across the country and, after mostly peaceful demonstrations, tensions rose in the evening in some places.
