France’s Far-Left Protests on Halloween Descend Into Violence as Unrest Spreads Across Europe
Far-left groups once again drove the violence in France, the interior minister said, as similar turmoil hit Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy.
TL;DR
- Tens of thousands of left-wing demonstrators marched across France for a third straight weekend.
- Protests were marked by a Molotov cocktail attack on a gendarme and clashes in several major cities.
- The Interior Ministry counted 320,000 demonstrators nationwide, with 70,000 in Paris.
- By 9 p.m., 565 people had been arrested nationwide.
- The Interior Minister stated that rioters and looters, many driven by the ultra-left, attacked police with the goal of reaching city centers with "unheard-of violence."
- Far-left student unions are calling for new blockades of high schools and universities starting Tuesday.