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Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years

Arab News 18 October 2026 8h ago
Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years
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PARIS/LIMOGES: President Emmanuel Macron appealed for calm on Sunday, a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with thousands arrested and shops looted or damaged after protests over high prices and declining public services. Fresh clashes broke out in Paris and Marseille, where riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses. Nationwide demonstrations
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