Honderden duizenden mensen gingen op straat om te protesteren tegen hogere levenskosten en slechte voorwaarden in scholen en andere openbare diensten. Er waren branden, vandalisme en botsingen met de politie.
Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest higher living costs and the declining conditions in schools and other public services. Several town halls were broken into โ and in at least one instance set on fire โ and many shops were vandalised and ransacked. One protester had his hand torn off by what appeared to be a crowd-control grenade used by police.