Half a million protesters sweep France in youth unrest

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn France tonight, the interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, says some five hundred fifty thousand people took to the streets, including one hundred ten thousand in Paris.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCNN describes it as a major show of youth unrest, and photos show people climbing atop historical statues and buildings, with some buildings set alight.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFive hundred fifty thousand is a very precise number for a crowd that was moving.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSomeone counted to the nearest ten thousand, or rounded very confidently.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is the government's figure, Nina, and in these situations the government's figure and the organizers' figure rarely meet.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Limoges, a historic town hall burned down, according to the Ukrainian outlet UNN, and cars were set on fire as well.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOld stone and old timber. Historic buildings are not designed for a night like this, and I say that as a scientist.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat the protesters want, and how Paris answers, is the thing to watch in the coming days.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe coverage so far has more crowd figures than demands.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo the numbers are precise and the goals are vague.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA town hall burned in Limoges tonight, so the only reliable record of the day is the minister's number.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBrock, is anything burning outside that isn't a building?