French Riots: Tourist Office Torched as Unrest Spreads

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Massive riots have erupted across France, with demonstrators setting a tourist office on fire and storming town halls, leading to nearly 300 arrests. The unrest follows three weeks of student protests joined by unions and "yellow vests." In Lyon, masked rioters burned the historic tourist office, which the mayor called a tragedy. Violent clashes occurred in Paris, while town halls were attacked in Marseille, Lille, and Grenoble. A protester lost a hand to a police shock grenade. Nearly a thousand police and hundreds of students have been injured, with thousands arrested. Police union Alliance has sued the state over unclear instructions, while President Macron urges calm and condemns the violence.


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