French Protesters Briefly Break Into Town Hall in Marseille: Report
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Crying "It's the Revolution, we take the Bastille", the demonstrators managed to force the double wooden door of the town hall located on a wharf of the iconic Old Port of the city with the help of security barriers and kicks, observed a journalist of the AFP. A bust of Marianne, symbol of the Republic, was overthrown on the ground. These demonstrators, mostly young, some wearing yellow vests or Palestinian flag, were dispersed by law enforcemen…
Police and protesters clashed in several places in France on Saturday, with unions and the Yellow Vests movement joining the escalating school protests.
Clashes between protesters and police broke out in several parts of France early Saturday morning, ahead of nationwide protests that are expected to bring hundreds of thousands of people to the streets across the country.
THOUSANDS of people have protested across France over the high cost of living. The protests, which began in schools, have escalated into violent clashes with police in several cities.
On the occasion of the day of national mobilization against "the dear life", a dozen demonstrators briefly entered the town hall of Marseille, before being dispersed by the police. The situation was very tense throughout the morning in the Phocéan city - 17 October: images of the intrusion of demonstrators into the city hall of Marseille (Police, justice and various facts).
Things have gone wild in France's second largest city
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