France wakes up to wreckage of a night of rioting after protests turned violent

Communities across France were reeling on Sunday following one of the most violent nights of unrest in recent years, after protests over the cost of living and public services investment descended into rioting – leaving government buildings torched, one police officer and one protester dead, and more than 600 police officers injured.

A 22-year-old police officer died after being “struck by a third-party vehicle,” in the city of Nantes, about 250 miles southwest of Paris, France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. One protester died just north of Paris following a “cardiorespiratory Read More...