Violent riots hit France for third weekend as 70,000 people gather in Paris, throw Molotov cocktails at police

French riots Screenshot/XReading modeReadingAaPaperAaSepiaAaNightViolent riots broke out across France on Saturday as demonstrators clashed with police and hurled Molotov cocktails at officers. Rioters were also seen breaking into homes and setting fire to US and Israeli flags.Tens of thousands of people gathered near Porte de Bagnolet in Paris before marching toward Porte de Charenton, where they encountered police deploying crowd-control measures including tear gas and water cannons. Rioters threw objects at officers, with several reportedly injured in the violence.Matthieu Valet, a French member of the European Parliament, documented the clashes in videos shared on X.“In broad daylight, in Paris, rabid black bloc lunatics want to fight with police officers—that’s the far left for you,” Valet wrote.

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