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Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze inFrance as over 1,200 arrested after protests

Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: BBC News. Ebenezer published 18 Oct 2026, 05:56 am. Editorial policy.

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Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,200 arrested after protests

Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

This report is published with credit to BBC News. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on BBC News →

Source: BBC News. Published 18 Oct 2026, 05:56 am.

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