Parisians wake up to protest damage and looted shops

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Paris this morning, residents are waking up to protest damage and looted shops after a day of violence across France, the BBC reports.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe demonstrations began weeks ago over conditions in schools, including teacher shortages, and widened to trade unions and Yellow Vest supporters, who are also angry about the cost of living.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo people are expressing themselves. I see a country that is finally shopping with intention.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDozens of shops were looted, among them an Apple store in Lille and, reportedly, a Hermes boutique in Marseille, according to AFP journalists.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe interior minister says about five hundred fifty thousand people marched, while organisers say eight hundred thousand.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo different crowd sizes. That's just a difference in how people feel about the crowd.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice say they detained a record eight hundred fifty-five people.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe AP saw thick black smoke rising from burning cars, bicycles and trash bins, and France 24 reports one protester lost a hand to what appeared to be a police grenade.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEight hundred fifty-five detainees. That is quite the roster for one day.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe unrest deepens political uncertainty, with France set to hold elections in six months to replace President Macron.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody in that race has yet explained how a student with no teacher gets a lower grocery bill.