Paris Clashes Near Élysée Palace as Protesters Overturn Car

Violent clashes occurred Saturday on Rue Cambacérès in Paris, about 400 meters from the Élysée Palace, where protesters overturned a car and attacked police, according to Le Parisien. Officers used a dispersal grenade to push back the group. The street was covered in stones, and demonstrators pushed a construction cabin toward security forces before continuing confrontations elsewhere. Police sources said an elderly couple was robbed by protesters in central Paris, left in their underwear on the street. Nationwide protests against the rising cost of living drew hundreds of thousands, with organizers citing 800,000 participants and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reporting 550,000, including 110,000 in Paris. Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire warned the violence toll "will be serious," with entire streets systematically devastated.