Mass protests have swept France over the rising cost of living, with the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) estimating that around 800,000 people took part across the country, including 250,000 in Paris. Meanwhile, the French interior ministry gave a lower figure of 410,000 protesters across Paris and other cities. A correspondent for Al Mayadins in Paris reported on clashes between police and protesters in the capital, with arrests. Our reporter also reported on injuries among protesters and cases of suffocation after the police fired tear gas. However, unlike last week, no attacks on public property or looting were reported. Separately, Agence France-Presse reported that a young man suffered a serious hand injury during clashes at a demonstration in Toulouse.

Mass protests have swept France over the rising cost of living, with the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) estimating that around 800,000 people took part across the country, including 250,000 in Paris. Meanwhile, the French interior ministry gave a lower figure of 410,000 protesters across Paris and other cities. A correspondent for Al Mayadins in Paris reported on clashes between police and protesters in the capital, with arrests. Our reporter also reported on injuries among protesters and cases of suffocation after the police fired tear gas. However, unlike last week, no attacks on public property or looting were reported. Separately, Agence France-Presse reported that a young man suffered a serious hand injury during clashes at a demonstration in Toulouse.