Police arrest at least 272 as France's fourth week of cost-of-living protests turns violent
Students joined marches against rising living costs and budget cuts across France.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the student movement has been "instrumentalized by the allies of France Unbowed... for electoral reasons," per Fox News. The government blames France Unbowed, the far-left party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for exploiting the unrest ahead of next spring's presidential election, the Times reports.
- Police used tear gas and water cannons in Paris, Marseille and other cities.
- At least 272 arrests nationwide, per France's interior ministry (reported by Fox News).
- This was the 4th week of demonstrations over living costs and budget cuts.