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2026-10-31 · DW

Germany's Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday

This is a round-up of events at the youth protests across Germany on October 31, 2026: Riots broke out in Cologne on Saturday, with about 200 people involved in disturbances near Cologne Cathedral. Police officers were attacked on the square outside the famous cathedral, with bottles and bicycles hurled toward police. One person was injured, police said. In a nearby side street, a window was smashed by an electric scooter thrown during the unrest, police added. According to regional broadcaster WDR, other groups besides Gen Z demonstrators were involved in riots. Cologne's police chief Johannes Hermanns said it was deeply saddening that peaceful protests were overshadowed by "extremists who had nothing violence in mind.

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