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France riots: at least 272 arrests Saturday as protests enter a fourth week; Macron vows prosecutions
Violent clashes broke out across France on Saturday as cost-of-living and student protests entered a fourth week, with police using tear gas and water cannons in Paris' Place de la République and the interior ministry reporting at least 272 arrests nationwide, Fox News reported. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told Parliament that 937 police officers and 149 teachers and school staff have been injured since the protests began, and the justice ministry reports nearly 8,000 arrests; protests have also spread to Belgium. President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, "No room for violence in our Republic," adding that those who attacked prefectures, businesses and town halls "will be prosecuted," the Washington Examiner reported.
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- Fox NewsViolence erupts at France protests as Macron warns unrest is being exploited
- Washington ExaminerMacron says violent rioters will be 'prosecuted and punished'