# France protests: Fresh clashes in Paris as cities reel from widespread destruction

https://mins.news/en/video/105455

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-18 20:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNev_2mhJvo

> Clashes between young people and French riot police broke out again at Place de la République in Paris, a day after a cost-of-living protest turned violent. Students spoke of fear and injuries during the unrest, and demonstrators said a burnt-out car had become a memorial as they accused the government of ignoring their grievances. Similar scenes occurred in Marseille, while fire damaged the roof of Limoges’s 19th-century city hall, prompting its mayor to call for stronger government action.

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