Tear gas, clashes hit French cities in cost-of-living protests
Police used tear gas and water cannon as authorities reported at least 166 arrests and more than 30,000 protesters nationwide.
- On Saturday, Paris police arrested 40 people and fired tear gas near the Arc and Champs-Elysees, stating arrests were "primarily for carrying weapons or prohibited protective gear."
- Nationwide demonstrations erupted across France as part of a movement against high prices, inequality, and public spending that began last month in Paris' suburbs over teacher absences and shabby facilities.
- Official Lecornu reported more than 900 police injured, while the internal police watchdog investigates at least two dozen cases of alleged police violence; Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned "all types of intermediate weapons can be used."
- In Marseille, clashes continued with trash cans set alight as President Emmanuel Macron appealed for "calm" and "respect for people and property," while police warned of enhanced checks amid reports that around 40,000 could gather in Paris.
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(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yun-kyung = In France, where the angry shouts of high school students demanding improvements to poor educational conditions have continued for four weeks, on the 17th (local time)...
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French protesters clash with police during nationwide demonstrations
Protesters broke into the town hall of France's second-largest city of Marseille before being forced out by police. In Paris, police fired a water cannon and teargas after hundreds of protesters, most wearing face masks and some setting off fireworks, confronted them at several locations, AFP reporters saw. The offices of French broadcasters CNews and Europe 1 in western Paris had windows broken when protesters threw projectiles. Thousands of …
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MARSEILLE (ANP) - French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to send extra police units to Marseille now that the protests in the port city have escalated into riots. Multiple confrontations with the police occurred in Marseille on Saturday. A group of activists managed to storm the city hall...
Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against government austerity in France on Saturday. The original student protest has long since expanded to other parts of society. Authorities report at least 166 arrests nationwide.
President Emmanuel Macron had warned that the right to demonstrate must be accompanied by respect, but in many places there is violence between demonstrators and police. There are numerous arrests.
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