At least 1,200 arrested after protests turn violent across France

At least 1,200 people were arrested in France after protests over conditions in schools and the cost of living erupted into violence, with shops damaged and looted, the BBC reports. In Paris, shop owners began clearing up the damage the following morning. [1]

Some business owners told the BBC that damage and stolen goods had cost them as much as €100,000 (£85,000). The report did not specify how many shops suffered losses of that scale. [1]

The French government described the unrest as an “escalation in violence”, according to the BBC. Reporter James Waterhouse filmed outside damaged buildings in Paris. [1]