Weekend protests fill cities in western Europe

Protests were held across France on Saturday for a third consecutive weekend. The Associated Press and France 24 reported them. No arrest total for France was included in the summary used here. The fact stated is that the protests continued.

In Germany, protests were held in 34 cities against the high cost of living and against wars. Clashes with police broke out in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg. In Frankfurt, shops were looted and several people were arrested. The BBC reported that account.

Riots erupted in Zurich and Basel, in Switzerland, and fires were reported. Swiss Info reported the riots. No injury total was included in that summary. The cities named are Zurich and Basel.

In The Hague, clashes erupted in a youth-led protest. Thirty-four people were arrested. NL Times reported the Dutch clashes. The number arrested there is 34.

The German grievance is the cost of living and wars. The French account in this summary is the third weekend, without a further grievance line. The Swiss account is riots and fires. The Dutch account is a youth-led protest and 34 arrests.

The recorded weekend is a set of separate protests. France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands are the countries. The figures that were actually reported are 34 German cities, four German cities with clashes, looting in Frankfurt, and 34 arrests in The Hague.