French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said more than 2,000 people were arrested after violent protests across France on Saturday, when about 550,000 people took part in nationwide marches against rising inflation. Clashes between police and protesters erupted in Paris and other cities, with fires set, dozens of shops looted, and attacks reported on public buildings, police stations and businesses. Provisional figures show more than 600 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters were injured, and several hundred businesses suffered considerable damage. Police in Marseille banned all gatherings and demonstrations from noon to 8 pm on Monday, while President Emmanuel Macron vowed prosecution of those responsible. PM Sebastien Lecornu said he had instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localised” curfews, noting that no one was killed despite the severe violence.
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