# Police clash with protesters as tens of thousands take to streets across France

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T16:55:57+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/protests-france-high-prices-social-security-gilets-jaunes
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/police-clash-with-protesters-as-tens-of-thousands-take-to-streets-acro-c03750/

Police fire teargas in Paris and protesters storm town hall in Marseille – with officials blaming violence on ‘ultra-left’ Police have fired teargas and clashed with protesters supporting high school student grievances, as demonstrations across France were boosted by other groups angry over high prices and the fraying of a social welfare system. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets

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