Frankfurt unrest prompts calls for tougher penalties
Crime · First reported 1 Nov, 14:18 · Updated 14:40
German ministers said they would pursue penalties after rioters damaged shops and injured police officers in Frankfurt. The unrest followed demonstrations calling for better education and lower living costs.
- Tens of thousands demonstrated in cities across Germany, calling for better education and lower living costs; violence was reported in Frankfurt later that day.
- Hesse Interior Minister Roman Poseck said 17 shops were damaged, five of them looted, and more than 100 police officers were injured. Police arrested 54 people aged 13 to 29.
- Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said those responsible would be identified and face tough penalties; he also said the police deployment prevented violence on the scale seen in Paris.
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- Shops damaged
- 17; five were looted.
- Police injuries
- More than 100 officers were injured.
- Arrests
- 54 people aged 13 to 29.
- Police deployed
- 1,300 officers.
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- An earlier Lux summary described demonstrations in more than 30 German cities on October 31, mostly peaceful during the day, with clashes and looting reported in several cities that evening. [3fe31d81-109e-4348-bae8-53e2215d4338]
- Earlier Lux story headlines also covered looted shops and burning barricades in Frankfurt, and calls by Dobrindt for tough penalties. [268f3c5a-4ff9-4470-a352-0b669098b554] [a080d3dc-f712-4363-85bb-d7de87417aac]
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