{"id":"6572e058-3529-47b8-bb3f-de5fbb8e726c","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/germany-gen-z-looting-protests-violent-europe-6510521","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"German rioters loot shops as ‘Gen Z’ protests turn ugly","plainHeadline":"German protests turn violent as looting occurs in Frankfurt","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Massive demonstrations across Germany turned violent with police using water cannons.","In Frankfurt, masked rioters looted a gun store and other shops amid clashes.","Authorities reported several injuries and arrests during the unrest.","Protests were organized by GenZ regelt! but some extremists infiltrated, per police.","Overall, the day began peaceful but escalated in major cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T02:56:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-01T03:07:27.832Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/103d3952-7cac-4fe3-96ac-af2b0abdccb0","storyId":"103d3952-7cac-4fe3-96ac-af2b0abdccb0","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--3xKSw2hM--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-31T213118Z_2_LYNXNPEM9U0MU_RTROPTP_3_GERMANY-PROTEST.JPG?itok=D9T3I3US","author":null,"dek":"Massive demonstrations turned violent across Germany, with police also firing water cannons at youths hurling Molotov cocktails."}