Protests under way in Germany and France as
minister warns against use of Halloween masks – Europe live
France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, has
warned protesters that covering their faces with Halloween costumes could
result in fines
German
authorities said Saturday’s demonstrations, which coincide with Halloween
festivities, had been largely peaceful so far, but warned of attempts by
extremist groups to exploit the movement.
In Hamburg,
some barricades were set on fire.
“We are here
today to fight for peace and freedom, rather than for war and coercion,” Gen Z
regelt spokesperson Lina Friedrich said in Berlin on Saturday.
“What
matters most to us is better support for the health and education systems. We
are against compulsory military service and we are in favour of a fairer
distribution of the burden.”
320,000
attend protests in France, according to government
Turnout at
the protests in France
against the cost of living stood at 320,000 nationwide, the interior ministry
said, lower than the 410,000 seen the previous Saturday and 550,000 on October
17 when riots erupted across the country.
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The
nationwide protest by campaign group Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge) in
Cologne. Photograph: Thilo Schmülgen/ReutersShare
People use
flares during a nationwide protest by campaign group Gen Z regelt against
underfunding of schools, cuts to education, social services, culture and
healthcare, rising living costs, and military conscription, in Cologne,
Germany. Photograph: Thilo Schmülgen/ReutersShare
Demonstrations
were largely peaceful through the afternoon, though police fired tear gas in
Lyon, France’s third-largest city, and Toulouse in the southwest, while tension
also broke out at the end of the march in Marseille, Reuters reported.
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Police
cancel march in Cologne due to masked protesters
Police in
the German city of Cologne have called off the march organised by Gen Z regelt due to
some protesters wearing masks and throwing smoke bombs.
“The
demonstration will continue as a stationary rally,” a police spokesperson told
German DPA news agency.
Protesters
light flares and smoke bombs as riot police move in during a demonstration in
Cologne. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Some images
on the newswires of protesters dressed for Halloween:
A protester
in Paris holds a placard bearing the slogan ‘ACAB’, an acronym for ‘All cops
are bastards’, during a demonstration. Photograph: Raphaël
Lafargue/ABACA/Shutterstock
Protesters
taking part in a nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living and
inequality in Paris. Photograph: Raphaël Lafargue/ABACA/Shutterstock
Protesters
dressed up for Halloween in Paris. Photograph: Raphaël
Lafargue/ABACA/Shutterstock
A protester
with a mask of Batman holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration organised
by GenZ regelt in Frankfurt. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
A protester
Berlin holds a sign that reads 'Education instead of a circus'. Photograph:
Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu/Getty Images
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