French minister vows no intimidation after protest violence in Lille, Marseille, Lyon

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said "we will not be intimidated" after violence broke out during protests, including clashes between rioters and police in Lille where shops were looted and a town hall annex was vandalized. By mid-afternoon, authorities reported 140 actions and nearly 33,000 participants in the provinces, with 272 arrests nationwide. Serious incidents occurred in Marseille, where protesters entered the town hall, and Lyon, where a tourism office was ransacked and set on fire. Morning rallies in northern towns like Valenciennes, Arras, Boulogne, and Calais remained calm, and thousands marched peacefully in Lille alongside the violent disruptions.