Protests against rising living costs swept France on 31 October, the third straight weekend of demonstrations, with clashes in Paris and other cities. Authorities estimated about 320,000 people joined nationwide, including 70,000 in Paris, while youth organisations put the figure near half a million. Some protesters threw objects at police in Lyon and a petrol bomb at an officer in Paris, prompting police to use water cannon, tear gas and batons. The Interior Ministry said 565 people were arrested nationwide, and four police officers and a gendarme were injured, three of them with burns from the petrol bomb. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez blamed far-left extremist groups for the violence, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen called for the perpetrators to be severely punished.
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Original headline: Biểu tình ở Pháp: Phần tử quá khích ném bom xăng vào cảnh sát, hơn 500 người bị bắt giữ
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