Mass demonstrations ended in riots in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium and Albania. About half a million people participated in demonstrations across France, and about 70,000 police were mobilized against them. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, Interior Minister Nunez said (video 1). Nevertheless, there was violence. The protesters destroyed shops - in particular they smashed a window of an Audi car dealership in Paris. The police responded with tear gas (video 2), water cannons and batons. In the country's second-largest city, Marseille, protesters launched fireworks at police, trashed a jewelry store and looted a supermarket. In Bordeaux, tear gas was used against the crowd. In Nice, dozens of far-right activists attacked a demonstration against the demonstrations. The leader of the far-left party Rebellious France, Jean-Luc Melanchon, warned that a nationwide strike would begin on November 5 if French President Macron did not respond to the protesters' demands. In Rome, Turin and Bologna, at least 300 people were arrested for attacks on law enforcement officers. In the center of Barcelona (videos 3 and 4), groups of masked youths set garbage containers on fire, set burning barricades, smashed shops and threw stones at the police - more than a hundred people were arrested, about a quarter of them minors, notes El Pais. In Brussels, students held signs and blocked streets with barricades. According to Belgian public broadcaster VRT, the police used water cannons.

Mass demonstrations ended in riots in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium and Albania. About half a million people participated in demonstrations across France, and about 70,000 police were mobilized against them. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, Interior Minister Nunez said (video 1). Nevertheless, there was violence. The protesters destroyed shops - in particular they smashed a window of an Audi car dealership in Paris. The police responded with tear gas (video 2), water cannons and batons. In the country's second-largest city, Marseille, protesters launched fireworks at police, trashed a jewelry store and looted a supermarket. In Bordeaux, tear gas was used against the crowd. In Nice, dozens of far-right activists attacked a demonstration against the demonstrations. The leader of the far-left party Rebellious France, Jean-Luc Melanchon, warned that a nationwide strike would begin on November 5 if French President Macron did not respond to the protesters' demands. In Rome, Turin and Bologna, at least 300 people were arrested for attacks on law enforcement officers. In the center of Barcelona (videos 3 and 4), groups of masked youths set garbage containers on fire, set burning barricades, smashed shops and threw stones at the police - more than a hundred people were arrested, about a quarter of them minors, notes El Pais. In Brussels, students held signs and blocked streets with barricades. According to Belgian public broadcaster VRT, the police used water cannons.