France shaken after hellish night: Town halls torched, rioters and looters in several cities, as Macron faces political fire
Nearly 2,400 arrests, 997 police officers injured and fierce recriminations over responsibility for the violence – Macron on tour of four Gulf states to secure oil supplies – ‘Those who looted will pay,’
France in Flames: More than 400 arrested, guerrilla-style clashes around the Élysée, fire at Limoges City Hall
Clashes began before a rally was due to start in Paris’s Place de la République, with tear gas also deployed in Marseille and Lyon – At least 166 arrests and 140 demonstrations recorded by midday – Macron appeals for calm
