France detains nearly 1,000 after living-cost protest clashes
Tens of thousands of officers watched marches over prices and schools; Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux saw barricades and tear gas after a calmer day than last weekend.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said nearly 1,000 people were detained Saturday, with the tally still rising.
About 70,000 officers were on duty; Paris saw clashes after a march from Porte d’Italie toward Porte de Vincennes.
Two people were seriously hurt—in Toulouse and Clermont-Ferrand—while tear gas was used in Lyon.
Last weekend’s wave drew about 550,000 people and more than 2,500 arrests, with heavy shop damage reported.
Marches also linked to anger over school conditions and came months before France’s presidential vote.