President Emmanuel Macron was criticised for attending a Celine Dion concert in Paris with his wife Brigitte as France prepared for nationwide protests by students, unions and Yellow Vest activists against high prices, poor school conditions and the fraying social model. By Saturday morning, violence had erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities, with 61 arrests in Paris alone and 166 nationwide by 11am, as protesters built barricades, set fires and clashed with police using tear gas. A police source said as many as 200,000 could take part, including 40,000 in Paris, and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said more than 900 police had been injured in recent protests. Police also faced criticism after serious injuries to protesters, including a 15-year-old who lost a hand to a stun grenade and a 16-year-old blinded by a rubber bullet. The government blames hard-Left France Unbowed (LFI) for stoking the unrest, which LFI denies.
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