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Clashes follow large cost-of-living protests in France
CNBC, carrying Reuters, said hundreds of thousands marched in France on Saturday and that clashes followed in Paris and Marseille after a larger security deployment.
- New headline Was: “Violence flares in Paris after massive, largely peaceful protests across France”
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Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday over living costs, with clashes later reported in Paris, Marseille and other cities, according to a Reuters report carried by CNBC1.
France's Interior Ministry put nationwide turnout at 410,000; unions said the figure was about twice as high1. The main Paris march drew about 110,000 people on the city's southeastern edge, Reuters said, with protesters citing living costs and inequality1.
Authorities deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes, 10,000 more than a week earlier, after officials said they had underestimated unrest on Oct. 171. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said forces needed to respond quickly and blamed far-left activists and criminal groups for seeking violence, Reuters reported1.
After the Paris rally, a security official said riot police used tear gas and water cannon against about 500 people who threw stones1. In Marseille, Reuters said youths blocked a street, set fire to rubbish bins and threw rocks and bottles; police said they later raided two jewelry shops1. Clashes were also reported in Lyon, Bordeaux and Grenoble, with tear gas used in several other cities1. Reuters said the unrest was less intense than a week earlier1. Central Paris saw boarded shops, more than 20 closed metro stations, and closures at sites including the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay and the Paris Opera1.
