More than 400 arrested as police clash with protesters across France

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn France tonight, more than four hundred people have been arrested after protests that began with high school student grievances spread across the country, the Guardian reports.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice fired teargas in Paris, and protesters stormed the town hall in Marseille. Officials are blaming the violence on what they call the ultra-left.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo it's students. A school thing, then.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt began there, Dale, but it grew.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe BBC says more than half a million people joined cost of living protests, angry over high prices and a general fraying of confidence in the government.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHalf a million.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDisorder broke out in several cities.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Lyon, the tourist information centre was set on fire, and the Interior Ministry says rioters kept the fire brigade from reaching it.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAFP journalists saw dozens of shops looted, including a Hermes boutique, an Apple store in Lille and a mobile phone outlet in Paris.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA protest about prices, and they went straight to Hermes. That's thorough research.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe president has called for calm.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat to watch is whether the crowds return tomorrow, and whether the government answers the cost of living demands rather than the arrests.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWell, the looters know what everything costs now.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDale, they did not pay for it.