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How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France

Published by BBC World News 18 October 2026 at 00:33
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How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France
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Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.

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