French police arrest 1,800 after violent clashes and looting mar protests

AP News reports: In the French capital, police used tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center. Similar tensions erupted Saturday in other big cities on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances. People look at a charred car on Place de la Republique the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students’ grievances, in Paris, Sunday, Oct.

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