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France's Saturday cost-of-living protests draw 410,000; police arrest 1,300
October 25, 2026 at 01:29 PM · Updated 1h ago
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(opens the publisher’s site)About 410,000 people protested across France on Saturday over living costs and public services; police arrested 1,314 and deployed 70,000 officers.
- Interior Ministry said about 410,000 protesters participated nationwide; authorities deployed 70,000 police officers, 10,000 more than on October 17.
- Police fired tear gas on crowds in Lyon and clashed with protesters in Paris after the main rally began peacefully.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported 135 arrests earlier Saturday, including detentions in preventive searches that found fireworks and metal balls.
- Business associations urged retailers to keep shops closed after thousands of stores across France were damaged or looted last weekend.
- French police reported 53 officers were injured in clashes during Saturday's nationwide cost-of-living demonstrations.
- French police said clashes also broke out in Marseille, Lorient and Toulouse during Saturday's cost-of-living demonstrations.
- French police revised the number of officers injured in the clashes to 65, up from the 53 previously reported.
- Police estimated about 11,000 protesters attended the main Paris rally, while organizers put the figure above 400,000.