{"id":578,"date":"2026-10-17T13:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/scuffles-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-france-joining-students-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T13:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:15:46","slug":"scuffles-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-france-joining-students-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/scuffles-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-france-joining-students-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Scuffles break out as protesters rally across France, joining students &#8211; National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpe_imgrss\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Scuffles-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-France-joining-students-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students\u2019 grievances.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la R\u00e9publique, northeast of the Paris city center. Large numbers of riot police were deployed in the square and surrounding streets.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters across France responded to calls on social media to revive the \u201cyellow vest\u201d movement, which emerged in 2018 against social injustice. Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.<\/p>\n<p>The CGT, one of France\u2019s major labor unions, also backed the protests, calling for \u201chigher wages and pensions, lower prices and the protection of public services that meet people\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s office said authorities had recorded 140 protest actions outside the Paris region by midday, involving over 30,000 people. Authorities reported at least 166 arrests across the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\" readability=\"5.3013698630137\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Scuffles-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-France-joining-students-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\" readability=\"29.599315068493\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s office pointed out to violence carried out by people wearing masks in Paris, Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse and Angers, including attempted looting, attacks on police officers, fires set to street furniture and the targeting of government institutions and media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>In the southern port city of Marseille, some shops and a municipal police station were damaged, while some protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall. Marseille Mayor Beno\u00eet Payan, speaking on BFM television, described \u201climited damage\u201d in the lobby after protesters were dispersed by police.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron appealed Friday for calm. \u201cThere is a constitutional right to protest and to express oneself,\u201d he said in Brussels. \u201cBut this right comes with the need to respect. Respect for people, respect for property, and therefore a commitment not to insult or destroy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\" readability=\"0.35483870967742\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Police banned some other proposed gatherings in central Paris. Many metro stations were closed Saturday at police request, including those around the Champs-Elys\u00e9es and near the presidential palace, parliament and government offices.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, France has seen thousands of arrests, hundreds of injuries and schools set on fire as the new school year descended into nationwide student protests that are influencing the country\u2019s presidential election campaign and drawing international attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among protesters, particularly gruesome wounds suffered by some teenagers have been blamed on police riot-control weapons. Nu\u00f1ez suspended the use of a type of police stun grenade against the young demonstrators after a 15-year-old lost a hand.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, climate and social justice activist Greta Thunberg joined students at a high school in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">: World<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}