France holds crisis talks after violent unrest hits Paris, Bordeaux, Nice and Marseille

France held crisis talks Sunday after one of its most violent days of unrest in years, with public buildings burned, hundreds of shops looted, and over 2,000 people arrested nationwide. Politicians called for the interior minister's resignation, and President Emmanuel Macron prepared to address the nation. Peaceful protests over school conditions and living costs drew tens of thousands, but separate groups stormed and torched state buildings in Paris, Bordeaux, Nice, and Marseilles, while masked looters smashed shopfronts. Officials reported a record 855 arrests in Paris, with a 17-year-old injured by a grenade in Saint-Étienne. The government and far-right blamed "ultra-left" groups, while the radical left accused officials of failings that enabled chaos. Traders' unions said over 1,500 businesses were ransacked, costing tens of millions of euros, as mayors described unprecedented violence and a "colossal failure of the state."