Paris prosecutors have opened an attempted murder investigation after incendiary devices were thrown at a group of about 15 gendarmes and police officers, The Guardian reported. The case covers the "attempted murder of persons vested with public authority". Injuries reportedly included second-degree burns. The attack was filmed on a mobile phone and shown on French television.
Violence hit Paris, Marseille, Grenoble, Bordeaux, Lyon and Toulouse on Saturday night. An estimated 320,000 people had marched, some in Halloween costumes. As the rallies ended, masked and hooded rioters arrived. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the level of violence as "extraordinary". More than 770 people were arrested. The Guardian said the violence and looting were still well below the level of October 17, when 2,600 people were arrested and up to 3,000 shops were looted.
In Germany, more than 100,000 people marched in over 30 cities. The protests were led by the "Gen Z regelt" (Gen Z will sort it) campaign, which wants better education and lower living costs. In Frankfurt, rioters damaged 17 shops and looted five, according to Hesse state interior minister Roman Poseck. More than 100 of the 1,300 officers deployed were injured. Police arrested 54 suspects aged 13 to 29. Poseck said that "things cannot go on like this".
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the rioters would be identified and held accountable. He blamed "violent leftwing groups and troublemakers from the migrant community" and called for tough penalties. Poseck said most of those arrested were German nationals. Violence also broke out in Cologne and Berlin. Gen Z regelt distanced itself from all violence.
In Portugal, riot police used force to clear a protest camp from Rossio Square in Lisbon at about 4.30am on Sunday. Thousands of people had marched over the housing crisis on Saturday. They want the government to withdraw a bill that makes evictions easier and ends rent caps on new leases. A smaller camp in Porto was also cleared by force.
In Albania, masked protesters threw stones and firebombs at police in Tirana. The demonstration called for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign over perceived corruption. The interior ministry said on Friday that 350 people had been hurt in the protests, including 200 police. It added that 269 minors had been arrested.
In Switzerland, hundreds of people joined unauthorised protests in Zürich and Basel under the slogan "We've had enough in Switzerland, too". Zürich police used water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets, Swiss media reported. In Basel, protesters smashed shop windows and set bins and bikes on fire. Incidents were also reported in Geneva.