# Violent clashes, looting and fires as hundreds arrested after protests across France

https://mins.news/en/item/104660

- BBC News, 2026-10-17 20:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d937wedj7jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Disorder erupted across France during protests over education standards and the cost of living, with an estimated 550,000 people demonstrating and at least 400 arrested. Clashes, fires and looting were reported in several cities. Part of Limoges town hall collapsed in a blaze, and Lyon’s tourism office was set on fire. France’s interior minister said 60 law-enforcement officers were injured.

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