Dramatic images show violent unrest sweeping across France

In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows. The violence followed weeks of largely peaceful protests over the cost of living and school conditions that expanded with an attempt to revive the “yellow vest” movement Saturday.

In Limoges, a town in central France, dramatic scenes emerged overnight Saturday as rioters broke into the historic town hall and set it ablaze.

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Violent protests spread across France over rising cost of living

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Aerial images the following morning revealed the smoldering remains of the 19th century building, which had survived two world wars, capping one of the most violent days in France’s recent history.

Across the country in Lyon, southeastern France, an elderly man wearing a gas mask fled from tear gas at the Place des Terreaux on Saturday.

Crowds massed along the narrow streets of Paris throughout the weekend as masked demonstrators set up burning barricades near Place de la République, a major intersection through the city.

Striking scenes of disorder emerged from the French capital, including the monument at Place de la République where masked demonstrators burned flares and waved flags on Saturday.

Nearby, a man with a crucifix bearing the message “Love will triumph” rested near a burning vehicle in central Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed legal action against those responsible for the violence. “Those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable,” he said.