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France assesses protest damage as Macron condemns violence

By ChordNews · First written (new coverage , updated )

How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France
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Summary

French authorities and businesses were assessing damage on Sunday after nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs descended into violence and looting. President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address that nothing justified the violence; RFI reports 550,000 people took part nationwide, while the BBC reports about 1,800 arrests. Reports describe clashes, fires and vandalism, including smashed and looted shops in Paris. This follows earlier reports from France 24 that tens of thousands marched nationwide on Saturday and protests quickly turned violent.

This continues an earlier story: Tens of thousands march in France as protests turn violent

Later: Parisians weigh cost of another night of riots · More than 500,000 join weekend protests in France over living costs, as violence and looting break out · Weekend riots and looting across France hit retailers, stock markets and tourism · Rioters ransack Team Vitality's Paris eSports headquarters during French unrest · Protesters block entrances to Paris's Louvre museum as unrest spreads across France · France announces partial curfews in Paris and other cities after weekend riots over soaring prices · France faces reckoning over police handling of public order after violent nationwide protests · France imposes curfews after a weekend of rioting during anti-government protests · Marseille braces for more unrest after protests turn into apocalyptic disorder

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  1. BBC

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    The BBC reports that demonstrations across France turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.

  2. South China Morning Post

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    The South China Morning Post reports that looters in Paris smashed shop windows and shutters to take goods as nationwide protests over the cost of living degenerated into violence.

  3. RTÉ

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    RTÉ reports that President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address that nothing justified the violence seen during protests.

  4. Africanews

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    Africanews reports that France woke on Sunday to smashed storefronts and burned buildings after clashes, looting and fires erupted nationwide during protests against rising living costs.

  5. RFI

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    RFI reports that authorities and businesses were assessing damage on Sunday after demonstrations involving 550,000 people nationwide descended into violence and looting.

  6. BBC

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    The BBC reports that violence broke out across France on Saturday during demonstrations against conditions in schools and the cost of living.

  7. Hindustan Times

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    The Hindustan Times reports that France woke to damaged streets after clashes during marches against rising living costs; its headline also reports a torched town hall and 1,800 arrests.

  8. BBC

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    The BBC reports that about 1,800 people were arrested after nationwide protests led to outbreaks of violence and vandalism.

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