Protesters clash with police during nationwide demonstrations in France

Thousands protest in Paris and other cities against rising cost of living.

A protester kicks a projectile as he stands among tear gas in front of Lyon's tourism office during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Lyon, southeastern France, on October 17, 2026 [AFP]

Protesters have clashed with police in cities across France as major rallies take place across the country.

Scuffles broke out on Saturday in the capital, Paris, between groups of protesters and police, who used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks.

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Large numbers of riot police were deployed in the Place de la Republique, a square northeast of the city centre, and surrounding streets. Dozens of people were reportedly already detained.

In the southern city of Marseille, local media reported that protesters breached the town hall and looted shops in the city’s commercial district, while in Lyon, media reports said the local tourism office was set ablaze.

France’s Interior Ministry had recorded 140 protest actions across the country by midday, with 32,800 participants. The ministry said 166 people had been arrested nationwide so far.

Saturday’s protests against the rising costs of goods like fuel and food come on the back of weeks of rallies from French high school students, who took to the streets to protest poor conditions in their schools.

Some children who attended those high school protests reported serious injuries at the hands of police, including the case of one 15-year-old girl who lost a hand.

Beyond the scuffles at some demonstrations, Saturday has also seen widespread peaceful protests, with unions, teachers and regular citizens taking to the streets.

French “yellow vest” protesters – who took to the streets in nationwide protests in 2018 against the cost of living – have also signalled that they will join the protests.

President Macron appealed for calm on Friday, the eve of the protests.

“There is a constitutional right to protest and to express oneself,” he said in Brussels. “But this right comes with the need to respect. Respect for people, respect for property, and therefore a commitment not to insult or destroy.”

数千人在巴黎和其他城市举行抗议活动，反对生活成本上涨。

2026年10月17日，在法国东南部城市里昂，一名抗议者站在里昂旅游局前，在催泪瓦斯中踢飞一枚投掷物。当时人们正在举行示威活动，抗议“高昂的生活成本”。[法新社]

法国各地爆发大规模集会，抗议者与警方在法国多个城市发生冲突。

周六，在首都巴黎，抗议人群与警察发生冲突，警察使用催泪瓦斯驱散戴着头罩和面罩的人群。

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大量防暴警察部署在位于市中心东北部的共和国广场及其周边街道。据报道，已有数十人被拘留。

据南部城市马赛当地媒体报道，抗议者冲进市政厅，洗劫了该市商业区的商店；而在里昂，媒体报道称当地旅游局被纵火焚烧。

截至中午，法国内政部记录显示，全国共发生140起抗议活动，参与人数达32800人。该部门称，目前全国已有166人被捕。

周六爆发的抗议活动旨在反对燃料和食品等商品价格上涨，此前数周，法国高中生走上街头，抗议学校恶劣的条件。

一些参加高中抗议活动的儿童报告称，他们遭到警察的严重伤害，其中包括一名 15 岁女孩失去了一只手。

除了部分示威活动中发生的冲突外，周六还出现了广泛的和平抗议活动，工会成员、教师和普通市民走上街头。

法国“黄背心”抗议者——他们曾在 2018 年走上街头，在全国范围内抗议生活成本高昂——也表示将加入抗议活动。

在抗议活动前夕的周五，马克龙总统呼吁民众保持冷静。

“宪法赋予公民抗议和表达意见的权利，”他在布鲁塞尔表示，“但这项权利的前提是尊重。尊重他人，尊重财产，因此，我们必须承诺不侮辱或破坏。”