🇫🇷 France deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes on Saturday as tens of thousands protested against the rising cost of living and inequality, a week after widespread unrest, - Reuters
Clashes erupted in Lyon and Marseille, while police used tear gas in several cities.
In Paris, shops were boarded up, more than 20 metro stations closed, and major museums, including the Louvre, shut down.
Authorities reported 135 arrests by early afternoon.
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