Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing
Police said nearly 1,000 people were detained as tear gas and water cannons were used against crowds over living costs and public services.
- On Saturday, nationwide protests against rising living costs drew between 410,000 and 800,000 people across France as authorities deployed 70,000 security forces to manage the demonstrations.
- Economic grievances, including surging living costs and underfunded public services, fueled the movement as protesters challenged the administration's fiscal and social policies.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported nearly 1,000 arrests as officers faced an "extremely elevated level of violence," with two people seriously injured in Toulouse and Clermont-Ferrand.
- Nunez called the outcome more "positive" than last week due to proactive police checks, yet far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon warned the unrest "is going to repeat itself every week."
- The Yellow Vests movement called for further demonstrations on October 31, while far-right activists increasingly sought confrontations with ultra-left militants in southern cities.
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Police Made 1,314 Arrests in France’s Protests, Says Govt
Police arrested 1,314 people in weekend protests across France, the interior ministry said Sunday, adding that 53 officers were hurt in clashes. The arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of living. It was the second consecutive weekend of unrest in France, which is heading to presidential elections in April and May to choose a successor to Emmanuel Macron, who …
The demonstrations for purchasing power and public services leave 24 shops looted and 53 agents injured, with less participation than the previous week
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PARIS (ANP/AFP) - French police arrested 1,314 people during Saturday's demonstrations, the Interior Ministry reports. In addition, 53 officers were injured in clashes and 24 shops were looted. Around the massive demonstrations against, among other things, the rising co...
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