Protests over the cost of living in France escalated into nationwide violence, with clashes with police, burning cars, looting of shops and attacks on several town halls, and similar demonstrations were also held in Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Albania. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 1,200 people had been arrested and 150 police officers injured, while the interior ministry put attendance at 550,000 and the CGT union at 800,000. The town hall in Limoges, more than 140 years old, was largely destroyed by fire, and a 17-year-old lost his right hand to a crowd-control grenade in Saint-Etienne. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left rival Melenchon both responded to the unrest, US Vice President JD Vance blamed immigration, and President Macron vowed prosecution for those responsible.
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