France Protests: 1,000 Arrested as Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets, Clash With Police | N18V

France witnessed another wave of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest school funding cuts and the rising cost of living. French police arrested around 1,000 people and seized weapons and gas masks, while more than 70,000 police officers were deployed across the country to manage the unrest. According to French news channel BFM TV, citing the Interior Ministry, around 410,000 people joined the demonstrations nationwide. The CGT trade union estimated turnout at nearly 800,000, including 250,000 protesters in Paris. In eastern Paris, more than 500 rioters reportedly attacked law (Source: TVP World | Region: Paris, France)