More than 1,300 are arrested and 53 police officers are hurt as France suffers a second weekend of riots
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez blamed black-clad 'ultra-left' gangs for 'an extremely elevated level of violence' after largely peaceful daytime marches. Around 410,000 people joined 298 cost-of-living protests nationwide. Police seized a katana, slingshots, steel balls and fireworks. A 19-year-old protester in Poitiers reportedly lost an eye during a riot police charge.
Marine Le Pen, the poll front-runner, is due to address 10,000 supporters in Orleans today.
Shops were also looted in Milan and Barcelona as violence spread across Europe.
President Donald Trump said the NFL's Paris game could have been postponed 'because France is really in trouble'.
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