Nearly 2,400 arrested, over 1,000 officers injured as French cost-of-living protests spiral into violence, looting

French President Emmanuel Macron said “nothing justifies” the violence that marked nationwide cost-of-living protests on Saturday, which left 2,397 people arrested, 997 police officers and gendarmes injured and around 1,500 shops damaged
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- Monday, 19 October 2026, 5:54 am IST
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