Tear gas fired in Paris and Lyon as protests against rising costs draw over 140,000, per Al Jazeera.
Mass cost-of-living protests on 7 Nov 2026 drew 146,000 participants nationwide, with 46,000 in Paris, prompting police to deploy tear gas in Paris and Lyon. An investigative book alleges French security officials prepared an evacuation plan for President Emmanuel Macron to a secret shelter outside Paris if protesters overrun the Élysée Palace.
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- 7 Nov 2026 · 18:31 UTC
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- 8 Nov 2026 · 20:48 UTC
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