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France Riots: 150 Police Officers Injured, Limoges City Hall Set on Fire

Around 150 police officers were injured in riots across France and Limoges' historic city hall was torched, as President Macron vowed to punish the rioters.


Limoges City Hall, 2013
Limoges City Hall, 2013 · Photo: RefDr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Around 150 police officers were injured during violent riots across France, and the historic city hall in Limoges was set on fire and heavily damaged, newspaper Maariv and Hungarian news outlet Portfolio reported.

According to the reports, demonstrators looted shops and attacked police stations and government buildings in several cities. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to punish those responsible, declaring that the country would unite against the "sowers of chaos."

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the rising cost of living across other European nations as well, including Belgium, Italy, and Portugal.

Sources: Portfolio.hu, מעריב — חדשות בעולם

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