Videos Show Tear Gas, Fireworks Being Fired During Violent Paris Protests
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of people protested rising living costs and economic inequality across France on Saturday. Most marches remained peaceful, but clashes near Paris’s Porte de Vincennes and in several other cities led police to use tear gas, water cannon and batons.Key Facts
- France’s Interior Ministry estimated that 410,000 people joined demonstrations nationwide; the CGT trade union estimated more than 800,000.
- Police estimated that about 110,000 people attended the main Paris march.
- Police made 1,314 arrests nationwide, and 53 law enforcement officers were injured, according to France 24.
- Authorities deployed about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes across France, around 10,000 more than the previous weekend.
- Police used tear gas and water cannon against a group of about 500 hooded youths near the Paris march’s endpoint.
- Authorities reported responding to 75 fires and said 24 shops had been looted.
- Clashes were also reported in Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and Grenoble, though most demonstrations were peaceful.
- The Yellow Vests movement called for further demonstrations on October 31.
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