# Burnt-out cars and shattered glass litter Paris after protests erupt into riots and looting

https://mins.news/en/item/104988

- BBC News, 2026-10-18 09:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574pdzl0k4no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> About 550,000 people joined nationwide protests in France on Saturday, and police arrested around 1,800. Although most demonstrations were peaceful, riots, fires and widespread looting broke out in Paris, Marseille, Lille and elsewhere. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 150 police officers were injured. Residents surveyed and cleared damage in Paris on Sunday.

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