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Social Unrest in France: Protesters Injured in Paris
Social Unrest in France: Protesters Injured in Paris
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Social Unrest in France: Protesters Injured in ParisLaw enforcement used stun grenades to disperse the crowd, a Sputnik Africa correspondent reported. 07.11.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Social Unrest in France: Protesters Injured in ParisLaw enforcement used stun grenades to disperse the crowd, a Sputnik Africa correspondent reported.Around 250,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday, a local newspaper reported, citing figures from youth trade unions.French authorities expected up to 170,000 people to take part in protests against the rising cost of living across the country on Saturday, including 60,000 in Paris.Protests began in France in mid-September, when high school students took to the streets in Paris suburbs demanding improvements to the condition of schools. They soon scaled into mass demonstrations across the country, many of them violent, prompting the authorities to step up law enforcement and detain hundreds.The largest demonstration took place nationwide on October 17. According to the Interior Ministry, around 550,000 people took part. French law enforcement officers used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons against protesters.
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Social Unrest in France: Protesters Injured in Paris
Law enforcement used stun grenades to disperse the crowd, a Sputnik Africa correspondent reported.
Around 250,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday, a local newspaper reported, citing figures from youth trade unions.
French authorities expected up to 170,000 people to take part in protests against the rising cost of living across the country on Saturday, including 60,000 in Paris.
Protests began in France in mid-September, when high school students took to the streets in Paris suburbs demanding improvements to the condition of schools. They soon scaled into mass demonstrations across the country, many of them violent, prompting the authorities to step up law enforcement and detain hundreds.
The largest demonstration took place nationwide on October 17. According to the Interior Ministry, around 550,000 people took part. French law enforcement officers used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons against protesters.
