Clashes between French police and protesters after largely peaceful demonstrations that drew thousands

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Clashes between French police and protesters after largely peaceful demonstrations that drew thousands  Organisers said more than 800,000 took part in demonstrations across the country, with 250,000 in Paris alone. Authorities said 410,000 demonstrated nationwide. The protests were over the high cost of living and lack of funding for education.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/10/24/new-round-of-protests-underway-in-france-as-police-fire-tear-gas-at-demonstrators  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:04Here in Paris we can hear helicopters swirling above us, that's just one of the many measures

00:09which was implemented today as part of the demonstrations which took place as the interior

00:15ministry and government said that they wanted to avoid any of the scenes of violence which

00:20occurred last weekend.

00:21Protests which took place in France, in Paris and across the country today were largely

00:26peaceful.

00:27There were some clashes which broke out here, located on the eastern border of the Paris

00:34suburbs where protesters and some individuals clashed with the police.

00:39There were also some clashes in other French cities including in places where protests

00:44had in fact been banned, such as the city of Lyon.

00:48According to the interior minister, what happened was later in the day, groups which he described

00:53as linked to the ultra-left came and caused chaos.

00:57Of course we are waiting for the finer details to be able to decipher what actually happened

01:01and to gather testimony from those here.

01:04At present the police has arrested nearly a thousand people according to the interior minister

01:10as well and he said that this number will only go up.

01:13That's far above the figures of those who were arrested last weekend.

01:17It's worth also noting that separately, although some clashes did occur here, many protesters have

01:22over the course of this movement called out what they qualify as disproportionate measures

01:27used by the police as rights groups have accused the police of using brutal methods.

01:36That's a lot of dramatic music.

01:36All right Maldon and you are the ones here!

01:37Come on guys, come by now, come on d'o-o-s.

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