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Saturday, October 17, 2026

Police and protesters clash in some of France's worst unrest in years

 

French riot police walk past burning objects in a street amid clashes with protesters in Paris as part of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and..


A masked protester attempts to kick a tear gas canister amid clashes with the French riot police during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices at the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor


 French riot police run amid clashes with protesters in Paris as part of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor


A masked protester attempts to kick a tear gas canister amid clashes with the French riot police during a a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Marseille, as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. The slogan on the wall reads "Bismillah" and the banner reads "10/17/1961 - Neither forgotten nor pardoned". REUTERS/Manon Cruz


Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq



French riot police stand in position in front of the Agence France Presse (AFP) building amid clashes with protesters in Paris as part of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Yann Tessier


 A Centaure, a multi-purpose intervention armoured vehicle of the French Gendarmerie Nationale, is seen in street amid clashes between protesters and the French riot police during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Marseille, as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

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Police and protesters clash in some of France's worst unrest in years

  French riot police walk past burning objects in a street amid clashes with protesters in Paris as part of nationwide protests against the ...