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Tensions Escalate in France as Protests Continue with Clashes and Tear Gas Amid Growing Discontent

Tensions Escalate in France as Protests Continue with Clashes and Tear Gas Amid Growing Discontent

In pictures: France protests draw 146,000 as clashes erupt for fourth straight weekend
In pictures: France protests draw 146,000 as clashes erupt for fourth straight weekend

France's Interior Ministry counted 146,000 protesters Saturday as demonstrations over living costs public services entered a fourth consecutive weekend.

Riot police unleash tear gas on French protesters (VIDEOS)
Riot police unleash tear gas on French protesters (VIDEOS)

Hundreds have been arrested as violent clashes spread across the country, with an RT correspondent caught in the chaos in Paris French riot police have clashed with protesters across the country,...

‘10 times more painful’: Menstrual disorders fuel calls to ban tear gas at French protests
‘10 times more painful’: Menstrual disorders fuel calls to ban tear gas at French protests

French police have made extensive use of tear gas during protests that have roiled France in recent weeks, sometimes causing grievous injuries. Thousands of accounts of women experiencing acutely...

Clashes in Paris after new French protests
Clashes in Paris after new French protests

Thousands of people protested across France on Saturday in a new show of anger against the government with clashes erupting between police and some protesters in Paris despite a lower turnout than...

Angry French rioters defy protest ban as thousands flock to the streets and clash with cops in fourth weekend of chaos
Angry French rioters defy protest ban as thousands flock to the streets and clash with cops in fourth weekend of chaos

FURIOUS French rioters defied protests bans as thousands swarmed the streets and clashed with cops in a fourth weekend of chaos. Police launched tear gas and stun grenades as a fresh wave of fury...

Paris agitators defy police orders, renew nationwide protests centered in Paris
Paris agitators defy police orders, renew nationwide protests centered in Paris

Videos and photos show tear gas and fires throughout Paris as 70,000 security forces deploy against France protests despite police bans on gatherings.

70,000 police to be deployed as France braces for another day of protest
70,000 police to be deployed as France braces for another day of protest

French unions and student groups will march in Paris on Saturday, while the Yellow Vests plan a banned rally nearby, as 70,000 security personnel are deployed after weeks of cost-of-living unrest

France's cost of living protests continue
France's cost of living protests continue

Protests continue in France for a fourth straight weekend as demonstrators voice their discontent over high cost of living and degraded public services. Ramy Inocencio has more.

Another Day of France’s Protests Unfurl During an Autumn of Discontent
Another Day of France’s Protests Unfurl During an Autumn of Discontent

The crowds were smaller on Saturday than in previous weeks’ demonstrations, but the animating sense of grievance remained.

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