Масові протести у Франції: погромники грабували магазини і закидали поліцію галькою — фото
What happened
Demonstrations across France turned violent as groups looted shops, set fires and clashed with police in Paris and other cities, Le Monde reported.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 550,000 people joined 110 demonstrations, including 110,000 in Paris, while organisers put the total at 800,000.
Nuñez said about 400 people, mostly adults, were detained and 60 police officers injured; two were taken to hospital unconscious.
Police used tear gas in Paris, where shop and restaurant windows were smashed and cars and bins burned, according to Le Monde.
Authorities reported fires or attacks at public buildings in Limoges, Lyon and Bordeaux, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed ultraleft groups and criminals.
The figures for arrests and injuries were preliminary as of 21:00 local time, and unions and some organisers called for further peaceful protests and strikes on 5 November.
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