Half a million protesters sweep France in major show of youth unrest

Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: CNN Newsource, as published by KVIA ABC-7 · October 17, 2026 · 1 min read

By Joseph Ataman, Catherine Nicholls, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Clouds of tear gas fired by police filled the streets of Paris on Saturday, as anti-government protests stretched beyond the French capital. Some 550,000 protesters hit the streets across France, including 110,000 in Paris, interior...

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