Politics
France protests turn to riots and looting as 1,800 arrested
October 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
MAMasrawy
اندلاع مظاهرات في فرنسا.. وبائعة فرنسية تتوسل للمتظاهرين: توقفوا عن نه | مصراوي
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SNSky News Arabia
نهب وحرق.. توقيف نحو 2000 شخص في "احتجاجات فرنسا"
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BNBBC News
France protests: Burnt out cars and shattered glass on Paris streets after protests turn to riots and looting
(opens the publisher’s site)Hundreds of thousands marched across France against the rising cost of living as Saturday's demonstrations descended into arson, looting and clashes with police.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police arrested more than 1,800 people during and after Saturday's protests.
- Organizers counted 800,000 participants, while Nuñez put the number of demonstrators at 550,000.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 150 police officers were injured in the unrest.
- Rioters set fires at Limoges town hall and Lyon's tourist office and looted stores in Paris, Marseille, and Lille.