PoliticsPhoto: NDTV BusinessFrance Faces Widespread Violence After Nationwide Protests
France experienced severe unrest following nationwide protests involving over half a million people. Initially peaceful demonstrations over classroom, hospital conditions, and living costs escalated into violent clashes with police, resulting in looting and fires at landmarks like Limoges city hall and a Lyon tourist office. Authorities arrested 1,800 people, including 855 in Paris. Hundreds of police and firefighters were injured amid growing discontent before the April presidential election.
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