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Over 400 Arrested as Cost-of-Living Protests Turn Violent Across France - NewsTmes.com.ng

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More than 400 people were arrested across France on Saturday, 17 October 2026, after nationwide protests over rising living costs, poor school conditions and public services erupted into violent clashes between demonstrators and police. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Paris, Marseille and other French cities, as a movement initially driven …

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Serious riots broke out in several French cities yesterday during demonstrations over the cost of living. Masked men attacked public buildings and police officers, with arson and looting in Limoges, Marseille and Lyon.

At least 400 people were arrested during the protests this Saturday (17.Oct.2026) in France, according to the Minister of the Interior (equivalent to that of Justice in Brazil), Laurent Nuñez. In an interview with the French news channel BFM-TV, the minister also announced that 550 thousand participated in the demonstrations throughout the country. The organizers claim that there were more than 800,000. The arrests were carried out mostly in fla…

Demonstrations against rising living costs in France have led to riots in several cities, with around 400 people arrested and public buildings set on fire.

Protesters take the streets of Paris during protests against the cost of livingProtests against the cost of living in France gather 500,000 and leave more than 400 prisoners

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Observador broke the news in Lisboa, Portugal on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
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