German Cost-Of-Living Protests Turn Violent, Shocking Nation Which Had Assumed Disorder Was Something That Happened In France

Protests across Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt saw shops looted, the same day hundreds of thousands also marched in France, where it was considered a quiet Saturday. Germany's interior minister called for 'harsh punishments', though not, as yet, for anything to do with punctuality. Protesters say they are angry about the cost of living, schools and military service, though it may simply be what happens when a continent runs out of patience and Brie at the same time.