# Macron condemns ‘shocking’ scenes of violence across France

https://mins.news/en/item/105394

- Reuters, 2026-10-18 19:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/macron-condemns-shocking-scenes-violence-across-france-2026-10-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad5175d21dea900012cd6fd

> French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned those he called “dissenters,” saying they looted and vandalised cities amid cost-of-living protests, creating what he described as “shocking” scenes across France.

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