Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities on Saturday, when about 550,000 people marched against soaring inflation according to the interior ministry (the CGT union said 800,000). Rioters torched cars in Paris, set fire to a tourist office in Lyon and damaged town halls in Marseille, Lille and Limoges, while dozens of shops were looted, including an Apple store in Lille. About 400 people were arrested, and a protester in Saint-Etienne lost a hand to a police grenade, following a similar injury to a 15-year-old in Lens on 5 October. President Macron vowed on X that those responsible would be prosecuted, while Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said limited public funds cannot keep covering the damage. The unrest follows weeks of student protests and comes six months before elections to replace Macron.
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