France will extend curfews after a night of calm as protest organisers call for an 'Act II' on Saturday
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, whose offer to resign President Emmanuel Macron declined, conceded 'we lost control in some major cities' after more than 500,000 people took to the streets on Saturday — far exceeding the 200,000 intelligence services had forecast. The unrest left at least 3,000 shops looted and nearly 1,000 police officers injured. Unions have also called a national strike for November 5.
Limoges' 19th-century town hall was ravaged by flames until its roof collapsed.
Opponents branded Macron 'pathetic' while he was away on a three-day Gulf trip.
A female British tourist's calf was torn off by a projectile during the riots.
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