Shops were looted and public buildings were set ablaze in cities across France over the weekend, as nationwide protests turned violent.
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The unrest follows weeks of demonstrations by secondary school pupils, rocking the country six months before a crunch presidential election and amid mounting economic pressures.
French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/french-police-lost-control-during-riots-concedes-interior-minister?CMP=yt_gn
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