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Police Fire Tear Gas as New French Demonstrations Kick Off
Authorities deployed 70,000 security personnel nationwide after last weekend’s riots left 2,700 people arrested and caused hundreds of millions of euros in damage.
- French police fired tear gas at protesters in Lyon on Saturday as fresh nationwide demonstrations began over rising living costs and concerns about public services.
- Authorities deployed approximately 70,000 security personnel across France to prevent a repeat of the violent clashes, looting and vandalism that occurred during the previous weekend’s protests.
- Demonstrators expressed anger over soaring prices, inadequate school facilities, teacher shortages and concerns about wages, pensions and government spending.
- Police fired tear gas at around 150 protesters in Lyon after they briefly attempted to block a road in an area where demonstrations had been prohibited.
- Security concerns prompted many Paris businesses to board up their storefronts, while some major museums closed and authorities imposed restrictions on demonstrations in several cities.
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Europe's big cities are preparing for new riots. Following the violent riots of the past weekends, the police are in Paris, among other places...
·Berlin, Germany
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Thousands march in France over schools and living costs as police use tear gas
Thousands of students and workers marched in Paris Saturday over school funding and soaring living costs, while police used tear gas against demonstrators in two other French cities.Police used tear gas in Lyon, where the rally was banned, on Saturday…
·Calhoun, United States
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Another day of protests began in France in the face of increased security measures, and clashes between demonstrators and the police and the use of tear gas have already been reported from Claremont-Ferran in the central part of the country.
"There is anger in this country, which is not heard."
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right12Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Right
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Right
55% Right
L 18%
C 27%
R 55%
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