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Clashes erupt in parts of France after day of largely peaceful protests
French police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse protesters as clashes broke out following a day of mostly peaceful demonstrations across France. Almost 1,000 people have been arrested, according to officials, as an estimated 410,000 people rallied across the country. The unions…
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Fireworks and tear gas as protesters and riot police clash in Paris
Police have clashed with protesters in Paris as some demonstrations in France turned violent on Saturday. A largely peaceful day of protests turned into unrest after nightfall, as demonstrators were seen throwing objects and fireworks at police. Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from Paris, w…
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Over 50 people arrested in Marseille following protests - prefecture
The mayor of Marseille says several groups attempted to loot different parts of the city on Saturday. Benoît Payan asks people in Marseille to "remain cautious" and to work with police and the emergency services. French media reports 51 people were arrested in the city including 20 adults, citing t…
We can barely afford to make it to the end of the month, say protesters in Milan
A major security operation including the deployment of 100s of soldiers alongside police prevented protesters gathering for most of the day in Milan. It was part of the government’s zero tolerance response after violent scenes in the city last week when some demonstrators set fires, smashed windows…
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Police use water cannon to disperse protesters in Rome
As we've been reporting, away from France, protests have also been taking place across other parts of Europe today. Italian media report that police arrested nine people and detained 371 people, including 110 minors, following demonstrations in Italy. The footage below shows police firing a water c…
French police clash with protesters in Paris and Marseille - in pictures
Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested during demonstrations across France today, with that number expected to rise, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The photos below show the scenes that took place in Paris and Marseille this evening.
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Armoured vehicles used to push back protesters after thousands gather in Rennes
Around 11,500 people gathered in Rennes, France, on Saturday despite the demonstration being banned, the prefecture covering the area says. In a statement it says "several thousand people" were hostile towards police officers as they marched towards the city centre, despite organisers saying they w…
Tense end to protests in Toulon after flares fired from boats - prefect
There has been a "tense end to the demonstration" in Toulon in southern France following several clashes between protesters and police officers, the local prefect has said. The prefect says smoke bombs and projectiles were thrown while flares were fired from boats. Around 150 people then gathered i…
Despite ban on protests, more than 2,000 gathered in Nice
In Nice, where demonstrations had been banned today, more than 2,000 people gathered to protest, police say. Préfet des Alpes-Maritimes says during the dispersal of the protest far-right and far-left protesters clashed. They add 63 people were arrested, two police officers were injured and three pr…
French police condemn public damage in Bordeaux
A French prefect "condemns with the utmost firmness" damage in downtown Bordeaux. Pictures show a statue in the city has graffiti at its base while a coffee shop has had its windows smashed and more graffiti sprayed across its front. "These acts are unacceptable," says prefect Sophie Brocas, who re…
Tear gas filled my eyes and a policeman struck me as protest turned ugly
We were on the main drag at the end of the protest march as things continued to turn ugly. As protesters rushed past us, riot police fired volleys of tear gas, which filled our eyes and faces. As we pulled up our hoods, another volley of gas came from the other side. I couldn’t see - a policeman ap…
Nearly 1,000 arrested during protests across France - minister
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez tells French media that nearly 1,000 people have been arrested during demonstrations across France. French broadcaster BFM TV cites Nuñez as saying that "this number will increase".
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Tensions rise in protests across other parts of Europe
Outside of France, protests have also been taking place in Belgium, Albania and Italy. In Brussels, police used teargas and pepper spray during clashes with anti-government demonstrators calling for better conditions in the education system. In the Albanian capital Tirana, thousands attended an ant…
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More than 400,000 protested across France today - Interior Ministry
An estimated 410,000 people marched across France on Saturday, according to Interior Ministry figures obtained by French media. But the CGT - one of the trade unions who organised the protests - estimates total attendance was 800,000, almost double the government's count. In Paris, the CGT union es…
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Violent clashes erupt after day of mostly peaceful protests in France
As skies darken in France, some protesters across the country are clashing with police. In Paris, where approximately 110,000 people marched as part of a nationwide protest, much of the day was calm. We're now seeing images of demonstrators in Porte de Vincennes, Paris, throwing objects towards law…
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Forty-one apprehended over violence at 'undeclared gathering' in Nantes - police
In Nantes, police say 41 people have been apprehended in connection with violence during "undeclared gatherings". In a statement on X, the Préfet des Pays de la Loire et de Loire-Atlantique says officers remain "fully mobilised" to combat violence and looting in the city in northwestern France.
Clashes on streets of Paris, after mostly peaceful demonstrations
Once again it’s at the end of the demonstrations that law and order begins to break down. Here in Paris riot police have been baton-charging groups of masked youths who’ve been smashing the windows of a car dealership on the Cours de Vincennes. Thick clouds of tear gas fill the air, and there’s bee…
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Hundreds commit vandalism and attack police 'with mortars and projectiles,' Grenoble officials say
Nearly 400 "masked individuals" committed acts of vandalism and attacked police "with mortars and projectiles" on the sidelines of protests in Grenoble, the local prefecture says. The statement says the masked protesters were from the "black bloc" group and police intervened to restore order in the…
Paris police using elite unit as reinforcement
Police in Paris say they have mobilised an elite unit called BRI-PP to intervene in the capital and surrounding areas. The unit usually focuses on organised crime and counter-terrorism operations. It's not the only elite policing squad to have been deployed at the protests; earlier, we reported tha…
Arrests, vandalism and tear gas as protests take place in France
Police in Paris say that more than 3,000 checks have been carried out and 65 people were arrested during demonstrations in the French capital. Here is a reminder of some other disruptions: According to French broadcaster BFMTV, protests have been permitted in eight cities in France. The yellow vest…
Presidential candidates vying to make headlines amid protests
The protests in France come ahead of the country's presidential election, scheduled on 18 April and 2 May 2027. Presidential candidates from the anti-immigration nationalist right (Marine Le Pen) and also the anti-capitalist left (Jean-Luc Mélenchon) are vying to make headlines. Le Pen launched a v…
Paris police say 110,000 people marched in capital
Police in Paris say that 110,000 people marched in the capital today as part of nationwide protests. The situation across the city was mostly "calm", they add.
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Major police operation to prevent protests in Milan
A major police operation in under way in Milan, reports our team from Italy - where demonstrations were also planned. Police and military officers are stopping and searching groups of teenagers, to prevent anyone gathering for a protest.
Marine le Pen pays tribute to officers keeping France safe during protests
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen thanks law enforcement officers who are out on the streets across France today. In a post on X, she writes: "A tribute to our law enforcement forces, to our gendarmes, and to all those mobilised today everywhere in France to ensure the safety of the French peo…
Protesters build barricade in Marseille
An image from Marseille shows masked protesters preparing a barricade. Elsewhere in the south of France, protesters in Bordeaux have also been building barricades.
Authorities say 13,000 protesters marched 'peacefully' in Orléans
Local authorities in Orléans say 13,000 people "peacefully" marched against the National Rally as of 14:00 local time (13:00 BST). They were demonstrating against the hard-right party, which is holding a two-day conference in the city. Jordan Bardella was re-elected as president during the event an…
Tear gas is often used at major protests in France
This time last week, several major French cities were descending into chaos. Looting had begun and tear gas filled many streets. In Marseille, the police were overwhelmed, eventually running out of gas canisters, as one police union rep later told us. Today, no such repeat. At least so far. Two fac…
In pictures: Tear gas fired at protesters in Lyon
Protesters have been pictured running away and trying to cover their mouths after tear gas was fired in Lyon. Here are some of the latest images from the city in the east of France.
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Protesters throw projectiles and create barricade in Bordeaux, police say
Police in Bordeaux, southern France, say some protesters are throwing projectiles, attacking law enforcement and setting up barricades on Place de la Bourse. They warn people should avoid the area. Video footage, shared by the prefecture, shows people in dark clothing and face coverings taking boar…
'You could barely see anything in the street': Tear gas fired at protesters across France
Tear gas has been fired in cities across France as protests continue. Tear gas grenades were used to disperse the crowd in Lyon, while footage of the protests also shows tear gas being used on crowds in Marseille. "There were around 150 of us, mostly secondary school and university students," says…
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