France erupts in violence: Tear gas and fireworks as masked demonstrators storm Marseille City Hall
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Key context: <p>Clashes began before a rally was due to start in Paris’s Place de la République, with tear gas also deployed in Marseille and Lyon – At least 166 arrests and 140 demonstrations recorded by midday – Macron appeals for calm</p> <p>The post <a href="https://en.protothema.gr/2026/10/17/france-erupts-in-violence-tear-gas-and-fireworks-as-masked-demonstrators-storm-marseille-city-hall/">France erupts in violence: Tear gas and fireworks as masked demonstrators storm Marseille City Hall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://en.protothema.gr">ProtoThema English</a>.</p> This development from en.protothema.gr highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Clashes began before a rally was due to start in Paris’s Place de la République, with tear gas also deployed in Marseille and Lyon – At least 166 arrests and 140 demonstrations recorded by midday – Macron appeals for calm The post France erupts in violence: Tear gas and fireworks as masked demonstrators storm Marseille City Hall appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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