980 detained as French marches turn to night clashes
French police arrest 980 people after evening clashes following mass cost-of-living marches.
By Gabriel Qureshi ·
French police arrested 980 people after evening clashes as mass cost-of-living marches turned violent in several cities. Largely peaceful demonstrations during the day gave way to violence in the evening, with police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds in several places. In Marseille, barricades were set on fire, and in Bordeaux, people were seen tearing boards off a shop. The authorities avoided the widespread rioting and looting seen last weekend, which produced some of the worst disorder in France's modern history. The interior ministry estimated turnout at 410,000, while the unions put it at around 800,000. About 70,000 police officers were deployed, and restrictions were imposed in several cities to prevent the protests from turning into the chaos seen a week earlier. President Emmanuel Macron had decreed earlier in the week that only demonstrations organised by recognised trade unions would be allowed. Hundreds of people have been jailed for vandalism, arson and looting after fast-track court hearings in recent days.
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French police arrested 980 people after evening clashes as mass cost-of-living marches turned violent in several cities. Largely peaceful demonstrations during the day gave way to violence in the evening, with police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds in several places. In Marseille, barricades were set on fire, and in Bordeaux, people were seen tearing boards off a shop. The authorities avoided the widespread rioting and looting seen last weekend, which produced some of the worst disorder in France's modern history. The interior ministry estimated turnout at 410,000, while the unions put it at around 800,000. About 70,000 police officers were deployed, and restrictions were imposed in several cities to prevent the protests from turning into the chaos seen a week earlier. President Emmanuel Macron had decreed earlier in the week that only demonstrations organised by recognised trade unions would be allowed. Hundreds of people have been jailed for vandalism, arson and looting after fast-track court hearings in recent days.
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Source: BBC News
