France arrests 1,800 after protest violence scars Paris and other cities
What's next: Emmanuel Macron was due to address the nation after unrest injured more than 500 emergency workers and damaged about 1,500 shops.
France woke to shattered shopfronts, burned vehicles and fire-damaged buildings after nationwide protests over school conditions and the cost of living turned violent. Police arrested about 1,800 people on Saturday as roughly 550,000 demonstrators took part across the country. Clashes flared in Paris, Marseille, Lille and other cities, where some groups looted stores, torched cars and attacked public buildings. France's interior ministry said more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters were injured. In Limoges, a fire at city hall caused part of the roof to collapse, while in Lyon the tourist office burned. About 1,500 shops and retailers were damaged, the Retail and Trade Federation said.