How France’s worst rioting in years erupted and how the government responded
- PARIS -- Rioters clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames in France’s worst civil unrest in years as violence and looting swept through major cities during nationwide protests.
- About 2,400 people were arrested over the weekend, and authorities said thousands of businesses were damaged or looted.
- The rioting overshadowed demonstrations against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools in which hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully.
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- PARIS -- Rioters clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames in France’s worst civil unrest in years as violence and looting swept through major cities during nationwide protests.
- About 2,400 people were arrested over the weekend, and authorities said thousands of businesses were damaged or looted.
- The rioting overshadowed demonstrations against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools in which hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully.
Sources: ABC News