Following clashes with police and looting during the Gen Z protests on Halloween night in Germany, one interviewer attempted to speak with a group of migrant youths in the city of Leipzig about their motivation for protesting.
During the video, they openly admit they want to rob stores, fight police, and “f**k Leipzig”—not for better schools or climate action as organizers are claiming.
🇩🇪🔴 Migrants in Germany openly admit they want to rob, fight, and f**k during “Gen Z” youth protests.
Migrant youth 1: “We just want to rob stores.”
Migrant youth 2: “We want to fight with police officers.”
Migrant youth 3: “We want to f**k Leipzig!”
They prove time and time again that they are not protesting for “better schools,” but instead openly admit they want to loot, fight the police, and destroy the cities that opened the door for them to move in.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 2, 2026In a street interview clip by video journalist Aron Morhoff, young men of migrant background during the nationwide demonstrations stated their motives plainly. One said, “We just want to rob stores.”
Another declared, “We want to fight with police officers,” adding, “Everyone’s lying. We want to fight police officers.” He made the comment after another of the youths claimed they were there for better schools.
A third yelled, “We want to f**k Leipzig!”
The youths also linked the protests to Palestine and Gaza, stating multiple times that they wanted to “Free Gaza.”
The motives for protesting also do not appear that different from recent interviews with migrant youths in Belgium following the riots there, where respondents said they did not know why they were protesting and they were simply there to “smash everything.”
These admissions align with the rapid escalation of the Oct.31, 2026, “Gen Z regelt” (“Gen Z takes charge”) protests. What began as largely peaceful daytime marches across roughly 30 to 34 cities, drawing tens of thousands, deteriorated after dark as masked groups took over.
Burning barricades appeared while protesters hurled stones, fireworks, bottles, and Molotov cocktails at officers. Frankfurt’s Zeil shopping street saw some of the worst cases of violence and looting in Germany.
Earlier this year, Remix News wrote a special report about Frankfurt’s status as Germany’s most diverse city and the associated problems it has brought, including for Frankfurt’s main shopping district.
🇩🇪🔴 JUST IN: German police were attacked with a Molotov cocktail in the city of Frankfurt on Halloween night.
Youths participated in looting and clashes with police, with much of the footage livestreamed on TikTok.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) October 31, 2026In Frankfurt alone, more than 1,300 officers were deployed and over 100 were injured, including one seriously after a stone struck him in the face, causing him to lose several teeth.
Seventeen shops were damaged and five looted. Protesters also smashed a gun shop’s windows and two weapons were seized after police arrested suspects.
🇩🇪🔴 JUST IN: Youths in ski masks chant "Berlin hates the police" during protests in Germany on Halloween night.
30 officers in Berlin were injured after the youth protests turned violent.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 1, 2026Fifty-four people aged 13–29 were detained. Hesse Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) called the scenes “horrific excesses of violence,” noted that around 100 clearly identified left-wing extremists had infiltrated the event, and stated that the violent groups were largely from migrant backgrounds, adding that “there must be no false taboos.”
Elsewhere, Berlin saw 27 officers suffer minor injuries from eggs, bottles, stones, and fireworks during an evening march, with dozens detained.
Hanover recorded a minor injury from a firework while Hamburg saw youths burning barricades. Cologne also saw clashes next to the famed Cologne Cathedral.
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) said some looting occurred in front of live cameras, that perpetrators would be identified, and that he expected “harsh penalties.”
He blamed “violent left-wing groups and troublemakers from migrant communities” for hijacking the afternoon’s peaceful protests.
North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) condemned the riots, stating the protests had been co-opted by left-wing extremists and groups of violent young men who deliberately escalated: “Anyone who throws stones and firecrackers at police officers, sets off pyrotechnics and rampages through the streets has no political agenda. People who disguise themselves don’t want to discuss or convince. They want trouble and violence. That can’t be justified by anything.”
BREAKING: German police battle youth protesters, described as "predominantly male and migrant," in the city of Berlin.
The video shows these youths shooting firework rockets at Berlin police.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 1, 2026Organizers of the youth protests had demanded more funding for schools, addiction support and psychotherapy; measures against rising living costs and for affordable housing; stronger climate action; opposition to social-sector cuts and expanded surveillance; and rejection of plans for compulsory military service.
The group later distanced itself from the violence, saying it had no control over what happened after the official events ended, and announced further actions.
