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Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 31). Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3372854/clashes-break-out-frances-halloween-protests-hundreds-thousands-take-streets

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On Halloween, hundreds of thousands of people protested across France against high living costs and police violence. While most protests were peaceful, violent confrontations occurred in several cities including Paris, where some protesters threw stones and a Molotov cocktail at police, who responded with tear gas.

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Since mid-September 2026, students in metropolitan France have been protesting against poor conditions in public high schools. The protests, initiated by students at a school in a Parisian suburb, spread nationwide to include both high schoolers and university students. On Halloween (October 31), 70,000 police officers were deployed across the country to maintain order as protesters gathered for their third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over rising living costs and education issues. In Paris alone, hundreds of thousands participated in the protests, leading to clashes with security forces that included petrol bomb attacks. Footage showing a police officer engulfed in flames sparked outrage, prompting prosecutors to launch an investigation into attempted murder.

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Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in Paris and elsewhere on Saturday as hundreds of thousands marched across France against soaring living costs and police violence, with some demonstrators dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween.

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2026-10-31 · South China Morning Post

Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets · assertive framing

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Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets The third consecutive weekend of marches was largely peaceful, but some demonstrators hurled stones and a Molotov cocktail at police asserted

demonstrators → break → police

demonstrators → fire → Halloween

While the third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests was largely peaceful, tensions erupted in several cities later Saturday. asserted

tensions → erupt → cities

After a march on the outskirts of Paris in bright sunshine, clashes broke out between police and some demonstrators as the procession reached its final destination. asserted

procession → break → destination

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