What you need to know about the cost of living protests in France

Initially, it was students in France taking to the streets demanding better learning conditions. They’ve since been joined by people calling out the rising cost of living. Some of the protests have turned violent.

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Protesters hold a giant French flag with a yellow vest next to burning objects amid clashes during a demonstration in Paris
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France has seen growing protests that began with students criticizing the conditions in schools and universities and have since widened to include people protesting high gas prices and the rising cost of living.

In Paris and other cities in France, as well as across Europe, the protests turned violent. Shops were looted, cars set on fire and scores of people were injured.

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