Up to 800,000 people participated in demonstrations against the government in France today. The protest that began with a riot by schoolchildren in September has become a nationwide rule and has been going on for more than a month. People demand lower gasoline prices, housing, food, reform of the education system and social services. The authorities deployed 70,000 police and heavy equipment with water cannons to quell the unrest; A curfew was imposed in many French cities, the metro, museums, galleries and monuments were closed.

Up to 800,000 people participated in demonstrations against the government in France today. The protest that began with a riot by schoolchildren in September has become a nationwide rule and has been going on for more than a month. People demand lower gasoline prices, housing, food, reform of the education system and social services. The authorities deployed 70,000 police and heavy equipment with water cannons to quell the unrest; A curfew was imposed in many French cities, the metro, museums, galleries and monuments were closed.