# France reels after cost-of-living protests turn widely violent

https://mins.news/en/video/105312

- euronews, 2026-10-18 16:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBgq-D0L4Y

> The French government says around 1,200 people were arrested across the country in connection with Saturday’s events, while 150 police officers and gendarmes were injured during the day.

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