Student protests widen into greater social unrest in France

Hundreds of protests took place in cities across France. Most of them were peaceful but some turned chaotic and violent. Transcript JOEL ROSE, HOST: Student-led demonstrations over education have broadened into wider social unrest in several European countries. In Albania today, police fired rubber bullets at young people protesting over rising living costs and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law. And in France, hundreds of protest marches have been taking place all across the country. Public sector workers and unions have now joined with the students who have been protesting for weeks. And while most of the demonstrations were peaceful, there were also scenes of chaos, violence and destruction in several cities. We go now to NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, who is out in Paris today, among the protesters. Thanks for joining us.ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: You're welcome, Joel. Good to be with you.ROSE: What was it like today? And was the feeling different than at other demonstrations?BEARDSLEY: Yeah, it really was. I would say France was like a split screen. So I was out amongst peaceful protesters, lots of students. Remember, it began with their deman...