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France protests descend into looting and clashes

Nationwide protests in France over inflation and living costs spiralled into looting, fires and clashes with police in Paris and other cities. Authorities reported 1,200 arrests and 150 injured officers, while one demonstrator's hand was blown off and dozens of shops were stripped bare.

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Authorities report 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police officers as unrest erupts in multiple French cities.

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In this event French school protests resume on small scale as students return from break Earlier coverage France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police Earlier coverage Photos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany Earlier coverage France: Macron vows 'strong measures' to combat protests Earlier coverage Hundreds of thousands march in France to protest against government Earlier coverage French PM vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations Earlier coverage French cities ‘calm overnight’ after targeted curfews, prime minister says – Europe live Earlier coverage France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest Earlier coverage French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots Earlier coverage France's Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' Earlier coverage France tackles new wave of nationwide protests Earlier coverage
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Photos: Protests across France spiral into looting, blazes and clashes

Authorities report 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police officers as unrest erupts in multiple French cities.

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Looting, blazes and clashes in France amid nationwide protests

Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as half a million people marched against soaring inflation, with one demonstrator’s hand blown off, multiple blazes set and dozens of shops stripped bare by looters.

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Fires and clashes rock France amid massive nationwide protests

Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest higher living costs and the declining conditions in schools and other public services. Several town halls were broken into – and in at least one instance set on fire – and many shops were vandalised and ransacked. One protester had his hand torn off by what appeared to be a crowd-contro…

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