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Hundreds of thousands protest living costs across France
An interim government estimate put Nov. 5 turnout at almost 600,000; marches were largely peaceful despite clashes.
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France’s Nov. 5 strikes drew hundreds of thousands of people protesting rising living costs. An interim Interior Ministry estimate put turnout at almost 600,000, which would make it the largest day of a protest wave that began in September. France’s main trade unions organized the strike. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, though police used tear gas in Paris and Lyon.
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