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Burnt out cars and shattered glass on Paris streets after protests turn to riots and looting
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Parisians wake up to protest damage and looted shops
France awoke to scenes of widespread damage on Sunday after a day of riots and demonstrations, with shopfronts shattered, burnt out cars, charred bikes, and piles of glass and debris on the pavements of Paris. Police arrested about 1,800 people on Saturday as some 550,000 demonstrators took to the streets for protests that were largely peaceful. They were demonstrating against rising fuel prices, the cost of living and deteriorating public services, including schools.
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They were demonstrating against rising fuel prices, the cost of living and deteriorating public services, including schools.
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- They were demonstrating against rising fuel prices, the cost of living and deteriorating public services, including schools.
- Groups of rioters, some dressed in black and wearing masks and balaclavas, also came out in Paris, Marseille and other towns and cities, with some setting fire to cars and buildings.
- President Emmanuel Macron was due to address the nation at 20:00 local time on Sunday after what has been described as one of the worst outbreaks of disorder in modern French history.
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e levantamentos históricos.
Fonte:
BBC World News
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