France unrest intensifies as arrests rise and damage spreads nationwide
More than 1,200 people have now been arrested across France as protests over the cost of living escalated into widespread violence in several major cities. The unrest spread from largely peaceful marches into looting, fires and clashes with police, with damage reported in Paris, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Lille and Strasbourg. Officials said the violence also reached public buildings, including town halls, a police compound and a tourist office.Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 150 police officers were injured, while Paris Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said whole streets in the capital had been devastated. In Saint-Etienne, a 17-year-old lost his right hand... [Continue Reading]
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