# Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests

- Published: 2026-10-17T20:52:17Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T13:01:44Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d937wedj7jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Tags: BBC News · Top News
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Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

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