Antifa riots spread to Switzerland

Antifa rioters who have laid waste to some of Europe’s most historic gems made clear that no nation was off limits from its scourge, even those known for their neutrality. Riots on Halloween night spilled over from the streets of Paris — as well as other popular tourist areas in Spain and Italy — to Switzerland.

Video footage of Zurich showed trash cans set alight and blocking the road in an area around the Helvetia Platz public square. Reports also indicated that rioters were throwing glass bottles at emergency services.

“They dragged dumpsters, e-bikes, and scooters into the street and lit them on fire,” wrote X influencer Gunther Eagleman.

“They fired rockets at police water cannons and smashed store windows. They even broke into a Coop grocery store and threw the bread in the street,” he added. “Basel got the same treatment, with barricades burning and public transit shut down.”

Hundreds of rioters reportedly gathered, chanting “We've had enough – in Switzerland too,” Swiss outlet Le Temps reported.

In Zurich one teenager suffered a serious leg injury. Two young men were arrested for carrying gloves weighted with quartz that could be used as weapons and items that could conceal their faces.

Le Temps reported that “Unknown individuals had issued a call on social media” using a slogan that translated to “Generation Z is taking care of it.”

The anti-capitalist riots took place in an area widely considered to be one of the wealthiest in the world. Basel and Zurich both occupy spots in the top 10 for having the highest GDP per capita.

Switzerland is known for its opulent resorts, as well as being one of the world’s leading financial hubs.

The outbreak came as riots in France stretched into their third month and showed little sign of abating.

One viral video showed a police officer set ablaze in Paris as rioters in Porte de Charenton, near the Paris Zoo, threw Molotov cocktails.

French President Emanuel Macron has alternated between sheer mystification over the root causes of the riots and deflecting blame onto targets including US President Donald Trump and social-media users posting AI-generated videos.

Ostensibly, the riots began as student-driven protests to convey discontent with learning conditions. However, many of those participating appear to be non-student-age Muslim immigrants.

Reports have also indicated that some are being bankrolled by outside sources intent on sowing chaos, including notorious Shanghai-based oligarch Neville Roy Singham.