00:01Clashes erupted between police and protesters in cities across France on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to
00:10the streets over rising living costs and declining public services, in some of the country's most violent protests in years.
00:17The Interior Ministry said 272 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon following violent incidents involving hooded individuals in cities
00:28including Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Angers and Lyon.
00:33Protesters said most demonstrations were peaceful, blaming much of the violence on troublemakers who had set out to cause damage
00:40and clash with police.
00:41In Paris, protesters looted shops, smashing windows and stealing clothing, food and other goods, while fires burned in the streets.
00:52The Ministry blamed the unrest on what it described as the ultra-left.
00:57In parts of the capital, police occasionally fired tear gas as they retreated from groups of mostly young protesters, many
01:05dressed in black and wearing hoodies, masks and goggles to protect themselves from the gas.
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