Approximately 550,000 people took part in protests against the high cost of living and the state of education in France on Saturday. Gatherings were held at around 110 locations across the country, but several of them escalated into violent clashes with police. STVR (Spravy) ↗
According to available data, police arrested approximately 1,200 people, and 150 police officers were injured. In Paris, after dark, demonstrators threw stones, overturned cars, and approached the Élysée Palace. Police used tear gas against the crowd. Tagesspiegel ↗
Violence was also reported in other cities. In Marseille and Lille, protesters stormed into city halls, while in Lyon a tourist information center caught fire. The town hall in Limoges was largely destroyed by fire. According to available data, a group of masked individuals broke into the building, after which a fire broke out inside. Le Figaro ↗
The French government held a crisis meeting on Saturday evening. The prime minister described the violence as extremely serious, and President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attacks on public buildings, shops, and police forces. He also stated that those responsible for the destruction and looting would be punished. ORF ↗
The protests were called by student representatives and the yellow vest movement. The government will now have to deal with the aftermath of the widespread unrest and determine its next steps regarding the cost of living, education, and public order. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Protests in France escalated into violence, Macron condemned the unrest
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Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests
BBC News
| 22:52 17.10.
Hunderttausende demonstrieren: Frankreichs Protesttag endet in Gewalt und Plünderungen
Tagesspiegel
| 03:59 18.10.
Frankreich: Schwere Krawalle bei Protesten
Spiegel.de
| 21:23 17.10.
Na demonštráciách vo Francúzsku sa zúčastnilo vyše pol milióna ľudí
teraz.sk
| 21:21 17.10.
Ľudia vo Francúzsku demonštrovali proti vysokým životným nákladom, do ulíc ich vyšlo viac ako 550-tisíc
STVR (Spravy)
| 20:36 17.10.
Je to extrémní násilí krajní levice, řekl francouzský premiér k protestům
seznamzpravy.cz
| 19:17 17.10.
Hunderte Festnahmen - Schwere Krawalle in Frankreich - Proteste auch in Belgien, Portugal und Italien
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:52 17.10.
Hunderte Festnahmen - Schwere Krawalle in Frankreich - Proteste auch in Belgien, Portugal und Albanien
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:33 17.10.
«Il est en grande partie perdu» : les images terribles de l’incendie de l’hôtel de ville de Limoges, en marge de la manifestation du 17 octobre
Le Figaro
| 21:12 17.10.
Schwere Krawalle bei landesweiten Protesten: Demonstrationen gegen hohe Lebenshaltungskosten in Frankreich eskalieren
Tagesspiegel
| 19:49 17.10.
Rathaus von Limoges in Flammen – 400 Festnahmen bei Gewaltausbrüchen in Frankreich
Welt
| 22:49 17.10.
How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France
BBC News
| 23:33 17.10.
Protesty ve Francii: Policie se po setmění střetla s davem u Elysejského paláce
novinky.cz
| 22:33 17.10.
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