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Real event · international · 2026-11-01

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent

Final verdict announced: November 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET

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Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent

Police in Frankfurt report violent riots in the city centre.

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Unrest also reported in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne.

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