Protesters storm Marseille town hall amid nationwide French demonstrations
Summary
Protesters broke into Marseille town hall and clashed with police during nationwide demonstrations over rising prices in France, Euronews reports. Deutsche Welle reports that students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists are protesting high prices and inequality, with clashes in Paris and Marseille; POLITICO says students, farmers and the Yellow Jacket movement are calling for a “convergence of struggles.” Al Jazeera reports that students, unions and activists are rallying against high prices and inequality, while Euronews earlier reported dozens of arrests in Paris and increased security ahead of the protests. This follows earlier reports that President Emmanuel Macron warned student anger was being exploited and that school closures persisted as protests gained momentum, according to Euronews and France 24.
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Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports dozens were arrested as protesters clashed with security forces in Paris and says the government stepped up security ahead of nationwide demonstrations over the cost-of-living crisis.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists are protesting high prices and inequality, and that police and protesters have clashed in Paris and Marseille.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that students, trade unionists and Yellow Vest activists are protesting high prices and inequality, and that police and protesters have clashed in Paris and Marseille.
POLITICO
Source ↗POLITICO reports police and demonstrators clashed on the sidelines of mass French protests, as students, farmers and the Yellow Jacket movement took to the streets calling for a “convergence of struggles.”
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that students, unions and activists are rallying nationwide against high prices and inequality.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports protesters broke into Marseille town hall and clashed with police during nationwide demonstrations over rising prices in France.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports protesters broke into Marseille town hall and clashed with police during nationwide demonstrations over rising prices in France.
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