Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs

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Al Jazeera Staff; AFP; AP; Reuters. (2026, October 25). Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/10/25/photos-clashes-erupt-in-france-amid-protests-over-rising-living-costs?traffic_source=rss

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Clashes erupted across France during protests against rising living costs, with hundreds of thousands participating in marches that led to violence in several cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and Bordeaux. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported nearly 1,000 arrests nationwide as police faced high levels of violent confrontation; authorities deployed around 70,000 security personnel this weekend compared to the previous week when over 2,700 were arrested amid widespread vandalism and looting. While officials claim a reduction in unrest due to enhanced preventative measures, human rights advocates criticize the heavy-handed approach as an infringement on civil liberties ahead of upcoming elections.

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France experienced severe urban unrest in late October 2026, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets, leading to clashes and parts of Paris burning. The protests were primarily organized by students and trade unions over economic conditions and education issues. Riot police responded aggressively, using tear gas and batons, which led to injuries including a 14-year-old having his jaw shattered and teeth damaged. In response, the French government vowed a "massive" security deployment for planned demonstrations on October 24, reinforcing police with troops after acknowledging failures in containing previous riots. Protest organizers from a network called Chaos Inc are planning new rounds of demonstrations across Europe, including in cities like Madrid and Lisbon, exacerbating concerns about civil liberties as UN experts have condemned the excessive use of force by French authorities during the student protests.

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Clashes have erupted across France as hundreds of thousands of people marched against rising living costs, a week after protests descended into rioting and prompted a tough security response from President Emmanuel Macron’s government. asserted

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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said police arrested nearly 1,000 people nationwide on Saturday and faced “an extremely elevated level of violence” from black-clad “ultra-left” demonstrators. asserted

police → say → demonstrators

Riot police fired tear gas in Paris and other major cities, including Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes as officers moved to disperse crowds and protect shops and public buildings. asserted

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Authorities deployed about 70,000 security personnel across the country for the latest demonstrations in a bid to prevent a repeat of the unrest from a week earlier when public buildings were vandalised, hundreds of businesses were looted and 2,700 people were arrested. asserted

people → deploy → businesses

Nunez said Saturday’s outcome was more “positive”, citing faster police interventions, more pre-demonstration checks and stronger protection for commercial areas. asserted

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At least two people were seriously injured, including a man in Toulouse who reportedly had fingers blown off and another person in Clermont-Ferrand, Nunez said, without giving details. uncertain

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Despite the government’s claims of an improvement, rights advocates and protesters voiced anger over what they saw as an assault on freedoms and the right to demonstrate, six months before the election to choose Macron’s successor. uncertain

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