A protester holds the French flag as he protects himself from a water cannon during a demonstration against the rising cost of living, in Paris on Saturday. | AFP-JIJI
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Oct 25, 2026
Paris – Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after others that degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking to restore order.
Police arrested nearly 1,000 people as officers were confronted with “an extremely elevated level of violence” from black-clad “ultra-left” extremists, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
Riot police squads fired tear gas at protesters in the capital as well as in Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes.
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Source: The Japan Times
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