More than 1,300 arrests across France as protesters clashed with police
Mass protests across France regarding the cost of living resulted in over 1,300 arrests and clashes between demonstrators and police. The government has deployed significant security forces, including military personnel, to manage the unrest.
Why it matters
The ongoing civil unrest in France reflects deep-seated economic dissatisfaction and poses a challenge to the current political administration.
More than 1,300 people were arrested across France on Saturday as another wave of mass protests swept the country, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets.Whilst most demonstrations went ahead peacefully, clashes with police occurred in cities including Paris, Marseilles, Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Rennes.In the French capital, a Euronews journalist on the ground saw riot police fire tear gas and charge crowds around Porte de Vincennes on the southeastern edge of the city, whilst some protesters launched fireworks towards officers. Police also deployed a water cannon in an attempt to break up demonstrators and carried out checks of people moving through the nearby Nation square.Authorities had planned a significantly ramped up security operation following the chaotic scenes that took place across France last weekend, when major cost-of-living protests descended into violence and looting.Some 70,000 security personnel were mobilised ahead of Saturday's planned protests.
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