SocietyPhotos: Protests across France spiral into looting, blazes and clashes

Cost-of-living protests in several French cities escalated into unrest, with cars burned, shops looted and public buildings attacked. Authorities reported about 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police officers. A 17-year-old in Saint-Etienne lost his right hand after being hit by a crowd-control grenade.

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