Mass protests and strikes swept France over living costs and public services, with clashes leaving injuries and arrests.
Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike
AA Astro Awani 
Key takeaways
Peaceful marches occurred in France, with some clashes in Paris and Lyon during a public sector strike challenging Macron.
- Protests involved 575,000 to 1.6 million participants across France.
- Clashes with police led to 53 injured officers and 448 arrests.
- The strike focused on living costs and public services ahead of the presidential election.
Summarised automatically by AI from the original article by Astro Awani. AI can make mistakes, so check the original for details.
Read the full story on Astro Awani That's the opening of the story. The full piece is published by Astro Awani.
Continue reading ↗ Story details
- Published
- By
- Reuters
- Format
- Article
- Original
- international.astroawani.com ↗
Related reporting
5 stories on this topic from 4 sources, oldest first.
- Free Malaysia Today Zelensky says trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia meeting to take place in November
- New Straits Times Second round of Malaysia-Bangladesh talks to take place in January
- Free Malaysia Today Teen rallies take to the streets across Italy
- Astro Awani Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike (this story)
