# Violent unrest rocks France after nationwide protests

https://mins.news/en/video/105060

- DW News, 2026-10-18 11:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBmiLkbHg4

> The French government says more than 1,000 people were arrested in anti-government clashes on Saturday, as an estimated half a million or more took to the streets. Protests spread from Paris to Marseille and other cities, turning violent with looting and arson. In Limoges, a fire gutted the 19th-century City Hall and brought down its roof.

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