France counts cost of protest chaos with 2,397 arrests and 997 police injured

France is reeling from widespread chaos that erupted during Saturday's cost-of-living protests, with 2,397 arrests and 997 police injured, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to condemn the violence and announce crisis talks. The protests drew 550,000 people nationwide, including 110,000 in Paris, where 855 arrests were made. Macron said Monday's meeting with parties and unions would address the unrest, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen and leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded blame over the violence. At least 1,500 businesses were damaged, with hundreds of millions in losses. A parliamentary inquiry will investigate the policing strategy, and foreign leaders, including Donald Trump, have commented on the crisis.