France's third weekend of youth-led protests draws about 320,000, the interior ministry says

Summary

Thousands of people were expected to take to the streets in France, Germany and Italy on Friday and Saturday to protest high living costs as frustration with governments expands across Europe, Bloomberg reported on Friday 30 October. On Saturday 31 October France braced for a third weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, The NY Times writing that thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, were expected on the streets on Halloween, prompting another vast security response, and NBC News that massive protests were sweeping Europe over the cost of living and strained public services. Thousands of young protesters took to the streets across France for a third weekend, the Inquirer reported, and French police clashed with some protesters again, CBS News reported, police saying about 70,000 people demonstrated in Paris alone and France's interior ministry about 320,000 nationwide, while President Emmanuel Macron denied that the government had considered suspending online platforms but said they would have to be 'vigilant' about preventing misuse, The NY Times reported. On Sunday 1 November French authorities expressed relief after recent protests resulted in less violence than previous weekends, ABC News, the LA Times and the Inquirer reported, while Germany faced new challenges from protests that turned to rioting in some cities, according to the LA Times.

Latest: French authorities expressed relief after recent protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends, ABC News, the LA Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, while Germany faced new challenges from protests that turned to rioting in some cities, according to the LA Times, and the Inquirer wrote that hundreds of thousands joined overwhelmingly peaceful marches around Europe on Saturday, inspired by young people, despite scattered unrest.

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