Frankrijk is maandag bezig om de schade te schatten van een weekend vol onrust die ontstond bij massaprotesten tegen stijgende levensonderhoudskosten en in steun van leerlingen die meer geld voor onderwijs eisen. Er vielen gewonden, gebouwen werden in brand gestoken en winkels werden geplunderd.
France reeled Monday after a weekend of nationwide unrest sparked by mass protests against the rising cost of living and in support of high school students’ demands over education funding. In the violent clashes that erupted, law enforcement officers and protesters were wounded, public buildings were set ablaze and businesses were looted, raising significant questions about the French police's approach to public order.