Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
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0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
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Politics
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Rioters looted several shops in Frankfurt late on Saturday and clashes erupted there and in other German cities after largely peaceful mass protests over the cost of living.
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clashes → publish → living
There were incidents of violence in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, with police saying they used water cannon to disperse protesters who targeted emergency workers with fireworks, stones and bottles.
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who → be → fireworks
Thousands earlier joined the demonstrations organised by the campaign group Gen Z regelt - meaning "Gen Z takes charge" - to protest against underfunding in schools, the high cost of living, public spending cuts and military service.
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Z → join → living
The unrest in Germany follows similar youth-led mass protests in France, where more than 320,000 people also demonstrated on Saturday.
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people → follow → Saturday
Authorities in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin reported as many as 18,000 protesters, roughly half of what the organisers had estimated on their website.
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organisers → report → website
Gen Z regelt spokesperson Lina Friedrich said that the demonstrations were "to fight for peace and freedom, rather than for war and coercion".
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demonstrations → say → war
She said: "What matters most to us is better support for the health and education systems.
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matters → say → systems
While protests during the day were largely peaceful, the demonstrations turned violent as night fell.
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night → turn → day
In a post on X, Frankfurt police said that "violent riots" were occurring in the city centre.
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riots → say → centre
The windows of several shops had been smashed and molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency services, police said.
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police → smash → services
In later updates, officials said the windows of a gun shop were smashed and that they had seized two weapons after arresting a suspect.
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they → say → suspect
Roman Poseck, interior minister of Hesse state, of which Frankfurt is the capital, said that "around 100 clearly identified left-wing extremists" had infiltrated the protest in the city.
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extremists → say → city
He added that it was "shameful" how the protests had ended.
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protests → add → ?
Poseck said: "We all have those images from France in our minds – looting, burning houses, burning police vehicles, and attacks on police officers...
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France must not be held up as a model in this regard."
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France → hold → regard
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