France: Police and protesters clash violently over the weekend

Home France To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: France: Police and protesters clash violently over the weekend © France 24 01:30 Issued on: 19/10/2026 - 15:25Modified: 19/10/2026 - 15:26 Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest higher living costs and the poor conditions in schools and other public services in France over the weekend. Police arrested nearly 2,400 people after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops.The widespread unrest deepens political uncertainty in France as it prepares for elections in six months. Keywords for this article