Police in Paris said Sunday they had detained 855 people over protest violence in the capital as nationwide demonstrations swept France the day before. Police said the number detained over Saturday's protests was a "record figure,” while Deputy Mayor Lamia El Aaraje said Paris had been hit by "a level of violence that I believe we had never seen before.” A worker cleans debris off a street next to a vandalized shop, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, near (AREA) in Paris, France, October 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Meanwhile, a fire that devastated the town hall in the French city of Limoges during a day of violent nationwide protests has been contained, the prefect said Sunday. "A wild horde" had "deliberately" set fire to the 143-year-old building, whose roof largely collapsed during Saturday's protests, Maurice Barate, prefect for the Haute-Vienne department, told TV news channel LCI.
