Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France

Hundreds of thousands of people marched across France on Saturday to protest soaring living costs and police violence. The largely peaceful demonstrations turned tense in several cities: in Paris, masked people threw projectiles at police, who responded with tear gas and baton charges. Police also fired tear gas in Lyon and used a water cannon in Toulouse. Authorities estimated turnout at 320,000 nationwide, including 70,000 in Paris, while youth organisations put the total at nearly half a million.