Politics
French protesters burn US and Israeli flags amid third weekend of cost-of-living unrest
November 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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MAMasrawy
رغم المواجهات.. متظاهر يتدخل لإنقاذ شرطي اشتعلت النيران في ساقه بباريس | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
مُتظاهرون فرنسيون يحرقون أعلام أمريكا وإسرائيل خلال الاحتجاجات في ليون (فيديو)
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يواليوم السابع
هتافات «إسرائيل قاتلة» وحرق أعلام إسرائيل وأمريكا يهزان شوارع فرنسا
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فرنسا على صفيح ساخن.. 320 ألف متظاهر و296 معتقلا ومواجهات بالغاز والمياه
(opens the publisher’s site)Third weekend of cost-of-living protests across France saw flag burnings in Lyon and clashes between demonstrators and police.
- In Lyon, protesters trampled and set fire to American and Israeli flags, chanting "Israel is a killer."
- Police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Lyon and Toulouse, while Marseille saw clashes after unauthorized marches.
- French authorities deployed some 70,000 officers nationwide and reported the arrest of at least 296 protesters.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said an assassination attempt had targeted security personnel during the protests.
- Around 320,000 people demonstrated across French cities on 31 October, according to official estimates.
- Authorities imposed a curfew on minors in Paris, Marseille and Lyon ahead of Halloween.
- In Paris, a protester intervened to rescue a police officer whose leg had caught fire during clashes.