Protesters storm Marseille city hall in clashes over rising prices

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Protesters stormed Marseille's city hall on Saturday and clashed with police during nationwide demonstrations against rising prices in France, escalating tensions in the southern city. According to AFP journalists at the scene, protesters breached the building's doors, toppled a bust of Marianne, a symbol of the French Republic, and damaged furniture in the entrance area. Police subsequently intervened to evacuate the building. Earlier, masked demonstrators attacked the facade of a municipal police station, setting fire to trash bins and throwing smoke canisters inside.


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