Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests

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World News · the U.S. · October 17, 2026

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Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

Reported by BBC World, October 17, 2026. Read the full story at BBC World →

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