Protesters face police forces during a demonstration against the rising cost of living and cuts to public services at the Republic square in Paris. (EPA Images pic)PARIS: Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday during nationwide rallies over high prices as the country heads towards a presidential election.
Protesters broke into the town hall of France's second-largest city of Marseille before being forced out by police.
In Paris, police fired a water cannon and teargas after hundreds of protesters, most wearing face masks and some setting off fireworks, confronted them at several locations, AFP reporters saw.
The offices of French broadcasters CNews and Europe 1 in western Paris had windows broken when protesters threw projectiles.
