French officials considered declaring a state of emergency and local curfews after a weekend of violent riots in many cities, which damaged historic buildings and led to nearly 2,500 arrests. The unrest began as protests by high school students over crumbling schools and grew into nationwide anger over the cost of living and declining public services. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed at least part of the violence on an ultra-left movement aiming to create disorder before the April presidential election, admitted police had lost control, and vowed to restore order, with a national state of emergency possible if needed. More than 500,000 people took to the streets on Saturday, when the unrest peaked, and the Limoges town hall was burned to the ground. President Trump claimed on social media that migrants had taken over France, though French officials have not suggested any such link.
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