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France faced a new wave of nationwide protests over education and the cost of living, with demonstrators attacking buildings and more than 400 people detained [world#70] [world#73].
The scale of the mobilization is disputed. The government put turnout at 550,000 while organizers claimed 800,000, and authorities reported about 400 arrests [world#75]. Officials described urban violence of extraordinary severity that was still unfolding as the demonstrations continued [world#75].
Macron said there is no room for violence after rioters and looters hijacked peaceful demonstrations [world#77].
An Al Jazeera reporter was harassed and struck on the head amid the protests and looting [world#74].
The stated drivers of the French protests were education and the cost of living [world#73], and students across Europe have been rising up to call for better education [world#57].