Buildings torched and over 1,000 detained after half a million protesters sweep France

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Riots broke out across major French cities on Saturday night as unrest spread beyond the capital, with government buildings torched and more than 1,000 people detained by police.
In the central city of Limoges, the historic town hall was set ablaze, with video showing its roof collapsing.
In Marseille, black-clad protesters broke into city hall and defaced the building, and in Lyon, protesters torched the city’s tourist office, the Reuters news agency reported.

Riots broke out across major French cities on Saturday night as unrest spread beyond the capital, with government buildings torched and more than 1,000 people detained by police.
In the central city of Limoges, the historic town hall was set ablaze, with video showing its roof collapsing.
In Marseille, black-clad protesters broke into city hall and defaced the building, and in Lyon, protesters torched the city’s tourist office, the Reuters news agency reported.

Sources: CNN