French Police Use Tear Gas to Suppress Large Protests in Lyon

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, approximately 10,000 citizens, particularly young people, gathered in the French city of Lyon to express their opposition to the nation’s economic policies and educational conditions. Security forces responded to the public protests by deploying sonic bombs, tear gas, and high-pressure water cannons. In response, the French protesters set fire to trash bins in an attempt to impede the advance of security forces. French security personnel surrounded the protesters from two sides in the center of Lyon and arrested a significant number of individuals.

French channel BFMTV reported on Saturday that the Lyon tourist office in Place Bellecour was set ablaze amid ongoing protests and unrest in France. According to the report, masked individuals broke windows and damaged parts of the building before setting it on fire. France has been experiencing a wave of unrest for about a month, stemming from protests by a group of students in the suburbs of Paris regarding the poor conditions in educational institutions. Additionally, a march in Paris on Saturday was delayed due to clashes between protesters and police, resulting in several arrests. Paris, the capital of France, and several other cities across the country witnessed large protest gatherings on Saturday. Concurrently, high school students and members of the Yellow Vest movement took to the streets of Paris, where the first confrontations between protesters and police were reported.