00:00Over a half a million people mobilized nationwide against soaring living costs,
00:04leading to intense confrontations and a mayor fire at the Limoges town hall.
00:09Student groups joined demonstrations that marched through mayor French cities,
00:13denouncing government austerity and economic hardship.
00:17In Limoges, confrontations with police escalated overnight resulted in the collapse of the town hall spire.
00:23Police forces deployed heavy-tier gas and water cannons.
00:27French President Emmanuel Macron threatened legal prosecution
00:30while working-class organizations vowed to continue mobilizing against state economic policies.
