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Riots injure people and shops are looted in Germany

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Demonstrators looted shops and injured police officers in Frankfurt, during youth protests that escalated in several German cities. Police used water cannon and pepper spray after stones, fireworks and Molotov cocktails were thrown, according to Agence France-Presse.

Youth-led demonstrations escalated into violence in several German cities on Saturday, leaving police officers injured and shops looted in Frankfurt. Police used water cannon and pepper spray against groups accused of throwing stones, fireworks and Molotov cocktails, according to Agence France-Presse.

In Frankfurt, a gun shop was ransacked and two weapons were seized after a suspect was arrested. A shoe shop and a perfume shop were also targeted, while police cordoned off part of the city’s main shopping street. Clashes and arrests were also reported in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Bonn, AFP said.

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