Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of people marched across France to protest rising living costs, and clashes broke out in several cities. Police arrested nearly 1,000 people, while authorities said the response was more controlled than during the previous week’s unrest.Key Facts
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said police arrested nearly 1,000 people nationwide on Saturday.
- Riot police used tear gas in Paris and cities including Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes.
- Authorities deployed about 70,000 security personnel for the demonstrations.
- The previous week’s unrest led to vandalism of public buildings, looting of hundreds of businesses and 2,700 arrests.
- Nunez said police made faster interventions, conducted more checks before demonstrations and better protected commercial areas.
- At least two people were seriously injured, including a man in Toulouse and another person in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Rights advocates and protesters criticized what they viewed as restrictions on freedom and the right to demonstrate.
- France is due to elect a successor to President Emmanuel Macron in six months.
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