More Than 400,000 Join French Protests as Clashes and Arrests Continue
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More than 400,000 people demonstrated across France on Saturday over rising living costs, inequality and school funding, as mostly peaceful marches were accompanied by clashes for a second consecutive weekend.
The Interior Ministry estimated nationwide participation at 410,000. Police said more than 1,300 people were arrested as violence broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations, according to France 24.
In Paris, riot police used tear gas and water cannon against a group of about 500 hooded youths who threw stones at officers, CNBC reported, citing Reuters and a security official. In Marseille, youths erected street barricades with metal sheets, burned rubbish bins and threw rocks and bottles at riot police. Police said two jewelry stores were looted after confrontations continued into the evening.
Clashes were also reported in Lyon, Bordeaux and Grenoble, while police fired tear gas in Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Nantes and Nice. The unrest was less intense and caused less property damage than the previous weekend, when rioters looted businesses and set fire to Limoges’ historic city hall.
Authorities had increased security ahead of Saturday’s marches. The demonstrations began the previous month among high school students in the Paris suburbs protesting teacher shortages and poor facilities before expanding into a nationwide movement focused on broader economic grievances.
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