An estimated 550,000 people marched across France against rising living costs — but Saturday's peaceful protests spiraled into some of the worst urban violence in years.
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Riot police advanced through thick clouds of tear gas in Paris as clashes broke out on Saturday, Oct 17.
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Police scuffled with demonstrators during the Saturday demonstrations in the capital.
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Protesters fled the Republique square in Paris as police moved in during Sunday's renewed unrest.
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Demonstrators confronted lines of riot police during the Paris protests on Saturday.
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Nearly 2,400 people were arrested on Saturday alone, with 108 more detained in Paris on Sunday, the interior ministry said.
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A car burned at Place de la Republique in Paris, sending plumes of black smoke over the square.
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Small groups set bicycles and trash bins alight as sporadic tensions flared across Paris neighborhoods.
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The 19th-century Limoges City Hall burned through the night; its roof collapsed and the building was nearly destroyed.
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Residents gathered in Limoges after the town hall fire — one of the most shocking images of the weekend.
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Owners woke Sunday to shattered shopfronts: hundreds of businesses were looted or damaged nationwide.
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A demonstrator watched riot police past a graffiti-covered wall as Sunday's tensions flared in Paris.
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