Almost 1,000 people have been arrested during protests across France, the interior minister says, as clashes erupt after a day of mostly peaceful demonstrations
In Porte de Vincennes, Paris, protesters threw objects towards the police, while barricades were set alight in Marseille and people ripped boards from a shop in Bordeaux
Police fired tear gas in cities including Lyon and Nantes as hundreds of thousands took to the streets across France – 110,000 protesters marched in Paris alone, police say
Tear gas filled people’s eyes as protest turned ugly, writes our reporter in Paris, showing how violent standoffs mark the end of these bouts of unrest
Friday’s marches follow last weekend’s riots and looting that saw more than 2,700 arrested across France.
Elsewhere in Europe, protests have also been taking place in Brussels, Rome and Milan.
