# Hundreds arrested across France during major protests

https://mins.news/en/video/104533

- BBC News, 2026-10-17 17:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot0fKLRLILI

> Hundreds of people were arrested across France during major protests over falling education standards and the cost of living. In Paris, protesters clashed with riot police; a tourism office was set on fire in Lyon, while town hall buildings in Lille and Marseille were broken into and damaged. The interior ministry condemned what it called “targeted acts of violence”.

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