# Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in France yesterday, with largely peaceful rallies giving way to clashes in Paris and Marseille as night fell. French law enforcement agencies deployed more than 70-thousand police officers across the country, preventing a repeat of last week’s unrest. The Interior Ministry said more than 400-thousands people took part in protests, though unions said the true figure was twice as high.The main demonstration took place on the southeastern fringes of Paris, where at least 110-thousand people turned out to denounce rising living costs and growing inequality.
Nationwide protests in France largely peaceful, but violence flares up in Paris