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Police in the German capital Berlin intervened harshly on Saturday against demonstrators protesting social spending cuts and the government’s compulsory military service plan, detaining many people after scuffles broke out.
The demonstration, organized by a youth initiative in Germany called “Gen Z regelt” (Gen Z sorts it out), also targeted rising living costs.
About 1,500 people gathered at Savigny Square and later marched to Halensee metro station.
Participants chanted slogans such as “We want a future, the rich want war,” “Freedom for Palestine” and “(German Chancellor) Friedrich Merz to the front.”
The intervention came on Kurfurstendamm, one of Berlin’s famous shopping streets.
Many people were detained during the protest, in which demonstrators used fireworks and smoke bombs.
Police, who took precautions for some luxury stores on the street, stood guard with dogs in front of the stores during the march.
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