More than 1,300 are arrested and 53 police officers are hurt after ultra-left mobs hijack France's cost-of-living protests
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the violence directed at officers as 'an extremely elevated level of violence', attributing it to black-clad ultra-left groups that had attached themselves to the marches. Seized weapons included slingshots, steel balls, fireworks and a katana. Officers attended 75 fires, and 24 shops were looted. The Louvre turned tourists away on Sunday as protest groups called for further rallies against Emmanuel Macron's government.
Marine Le Pen is set to address 10,000 National Rally members in Orleans this afternoon.
Trump said the NFL 'could have probably postponed' its first French game at Stade de France.
Across the previous weekend's riots, around 3,000 businesses suffered damage or looting.
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Fox NewsLouvre turns away tourists as Paris braces for renewed violence following destructive riotsFox NewsBROADCAST BIAS: Networks show France burning but highlight ‘peaceful’ protestersReutersFrench protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choicesDaily Mail1,300 demo-goers arrested and 50 police hurt in French protestsFox NewsProtests, marches unfolding across French cities as police seek to contain violenceCBS NewsMore than 1,000 arrested in France as protesters and police clash in several citiesCBS NewsProtests grow in France and ItalyDaily Mail NewsFar-Left protest mobs cause chaos on the streets of France for a second weekend as riot police fight back with water cannons and tear gas - and Paris cops seize deadly weapons from demo-goersNY PostI was at a peaceful Paris protest. Then the violent far-left mob arrived.GB NewsBBC STILL calling France riots 'peaceful' as police armed with water cannos and tear gas make 1,000 arrestsAPMore than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes eruptNY PostFrance on edge: nearly 800 protests as police clash with demonstrators
