What changed in this update
Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people.
Event intelligence
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Current state
French students have resumed school blockades on a smaller scale after the autumn break, with 41 schools blockaded, while an attempted-murder investigation is underway over a petrol-bomb attack on police during the third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests.
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What changed
France held a third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests involving about 320,000 people and 779 arrests, prosecutors opened an attempted-murder investigation over a petrol-bomb attack on police, and students resumed small-scale school blockades after the autumn break.
In this event French school protests resume on small scale as students return from break France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police Photos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany France: Macron vows 'strong measures' to combat protests Hundreds of thousands march in France to protest against government French PM vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations French cities ‘calm overnight’ after targeted curfews, prime minister says – Europe live France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots Photos: Protests across France spiral into looting, blazes and clashes France tackles new wave of nationwide protests
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France's Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down the Republic'
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France's Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down the Republic'
Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people.
