Police and protesters clash across France during nationwide demonstrations over high prices
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Students, trade unionists, and Yellow Vest activists staged nationwide protests across France over high prices, social inequalities, and the education system, resulting in violent clashes with police in cities including Paris, Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse, Angers, Lyon, and Lille. The Interior Ministry reported that 272 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon following incidents involving attempted looting, fires set to street furniture, and attacks on seats of power and media outlets, which authorities blamed on the "ultra-left." Police deployed tear gas in Paris and Marseille, while protesters broke windows at CNews and Europe 1 broadcaster offices in Paris, set fire to Lyon's tourism office, and briefly vandalized Lille's town hall.
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