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800,000 in the Streets: France Hits the Breaking Point
Mass protests and violent clashes engulf France as over 800,000 demonstrators march, leading to hundreds of arrests and widespread unrest.
The idea
Protest Fury Engulfs France As 800,000 Take To Streets, Violent Clashes. A news report about the most recent news from france.
What the video says
Over 800,000 people took to the streets across France this week, and things got completely out of hand. In Limoges, protesters even set fire to the historic town hall. This actually started back in September. High school students walked out over packed classrooms and missing teachers, but it quickly blew up into anger over the government's economic policies. Then the violence broke out. Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas while groups smashed shop windows and set street barricades on fire. Police arrested nearly 1,800 people in just two days. Now the government wants to ban unapproved protests completely, but unions say they're not stopping. With neither side backing down, France is heading straight into total political gridlock.