256,000 Join Protests Across France Marked by Far-Left Chants, Clashes With Police Over School Conditions

Protesters in Paris chanted anti-police and far-left slogans as police made 488 arrests nationwide. Trump blamed mass migration and Islam for the unrest.

256,000 Join Protests Across France Marked by Far-Left Chants, Clashes With Police Over School Conditions

TL;DR

  • Protesters gathered at Paris's Place de la République for a far-left march.
  • Chants included anti-state, anti-police, and pro-Palestine slogans.
  • Political figures Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon were mentioned in chants.
  • The Italian anti-fascist slogan "Siamo tutti antifascisti" was chanted.