Nationwide protests in France turn violent, with buildings burned, shops looted and nearly 2,400 arrests

Left-leaning outlets report that anti-government protests in France devolved into riots that damaged buildings and shops, with leaders across the political spectrum blaming one another, even as the unrest largely subsided on Sunday. They also describe a new nationwide wave in which grievances have widened beyond student concerns to inequality and affordability.

All sides agree that Saturday's nationwide day of protest turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight, shops ransacked or looted, and clashes in the streets. Alternative outlets add that nearly 2,400 people were arrested on Saturday after long-simmering protests became some of the country's most disruptive unrest in years. The right-leaning Daily Wire describes masked mobs hijacking the protest, burning a 143-year-old town hall, storming government buildings and fighting police, and highlights protesters waving Palestinian flags and climbing the Place de la République monument in Paris. The articles do not detail what happens next beyond the unrest easing on Sunday. The sides differ mainly in emphasis: left outlets focus on political blame and widening grievances, alternative outlets on the scale of arrests and disorder, and the right outlet on the violence and the imagery of the flags.