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France protests swell to 320,000 as clashes erupt for third straight weekend

Police fire tear gas in Paris and Lyon as youth-led cost-of-living protests, now joined by unions, spread across Europe.

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What to know

  • Third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests: authorities count 320,000 participants, organizers claim nearly half a million, with at least 290 arrests reported.
  • Movement began with high school students protesting neglected buildings, teacher shortages and an unfair university admissions system; labour unions have since joined over cost of living.
  • Clashes with tear gas, thrown paving stones and an incendiary device broke out in Paris and Lyon despite most protesters condemning the violence.
  • Unrest has spread beyond France, with water cannon used in Cologne and Barcelona on high alert after earlier rioting, as the government's outreach to student unions has not calmed the streets.

“You really get a sense with people who have come into the street again and again over the past few weeks that they simply don't believe the government any more. That trust has gone”

Natacha Butler, Al Jazeera correspondent in Paris · Al Jazeera ↗ · Oct 30

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France protests swell to 320,000 as clashes erupt for third straight weekend
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    Interior Ministry reports over 290 arrests nationwide

    France's Ministry of Interior said at least 290 people had been arrested across the country as the weekend's demonstrations and clashes continued into the evening.

    “What we've been seeing … is the police firing a lot of tear gas into this crowd…”
    — Natacha Butler, Al Jazeera correspondent in Paris · source
    1. 1 outlet More than 290 arrested in France as some weekend protests turn violent

      first by Deutsche Welle EN, 7d ago

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    Clashes erupt in Paris and Lyon as police fire tear gas — Marches that began peacefully turned violent near the end point of the main Paris route; masked protesters set bins alight, pried up paving stones with hammers and threw an incendiary device, prompting tear gas and baton charges from riot police.

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    Third weekend draws hundreds of thousands nationwide

    Authorities put nationwide turnout at 320,000, including 70,000 in Paris, while organizers said nearly half a million took part, including 200,000 in the capital; about 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed.

    1. 4 outlets Clashes as hundreds of thousands protest in France

      first by RTE.ie, 7d ago · also Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, NDTV

      2 more headlines
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    Lecornu meets student unions as minister warns of unrest

    Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held several meetings with student unions to discuss cost-of-living measures, while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder ahead of the third weekend of marches, especially after dark on Halloween.

    “very high risk…”
    — Laurent Nunez

    • 🇫🇷 Nearly 1,000 rioters BUSTED, as police seize hidden weapons from violent mobs... The riots have RAGED through the weekend and police fired tear gas and water cannons at an ARMY of 100,000 rioters in Paris. Police arrested several people suspected of carrying weapons,

      @MarioNawfalX14d ago27▲view on X ↗
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    Second weekend of protests spreads across Europe — Hundreds of thousands marched again in France while related protests hit Germany, where police used water cannon in Cologne, and Spain, where rioting in Barcelona led to about 130 arrests, mostly of minors.

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    First mass protests turn into major rioting — The initial wave of demonstrations drew more than 500,000 people and turned into some of France's worst rioting in years, according to government estimates, with shops in Paris looted.

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  1. 3 outlets Hundreds of thousands of protesters march across France for third week in a row

    first by Mastodon, 7d ago · also Sydney Morning Herald, Politico Europe

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