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Protesters Storm Marseille Town Hall
Protesters storm Marseille town hall, clash with police over rising prices.
In brief
Protesters storm Marseille town hall, clash with police over rising prices. Protesters broke into Marseille's town hall on Saturday, damaging symbols and furniture before police intervened. Originally reported by euronews.
Protesters storm Marseille town hall
Protesters broke into Marseille’s town hall on Saturday during nationwide demonstrations over rising prices in France, clashing with police as tensions escalated in the southern city.
Destruction at town hall
Demonstrators forced their way through doors, overturned a bust of Marianne, and damaged furniture inside the entrance hall.
Police intervention
Police later intervened to clear the building after masked protesters attacked a municipal police station, setting fire to rubbish bins and throwing smoke devices inside.
The main idea
Protesters broke into Marseille's town hall on Saturday, damaging symbols and furniture before police intervened.
