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  "id": 15383382,
  "title": "France: Who was behind the violence at Saturday's protests?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-who-was-behind-the-violence-at-saturdays-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:01:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261018-france-who-was-behind-the-violence-at-saturday-s-protests"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Violent clashes, fires, vandalism and looting marred demonstrations across France on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched against the rising cost of living and poor conditions in schools. The French Interior Ministry said about 400 people were arrested nationwide. Our partner TV station France 2 examined who was involved in the violence during Saturday's protests.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live: Vance blames immigration for violence during protests in France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/live-vance-blames-immigration-for-violence-during-protests-in-france",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:09:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Looters smash Paris shops as ‘unacceptable’ violence rocks France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/looters-smash-paris-shops-as-unacceptable-violence-rocks-france",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:00:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Historic city hall torched, shops looted: 1,200 arrested as violent protests rock France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/historic-city-hall-torched-shops-looted-1-200-arrested-as-violent",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:45:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "France protests: Thousands on streets over rising living costs, poor services - Mini French Revolution? What went wrong?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-protests-thousands-on-streets-over-rising-living-costs-poor",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:19:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Looting and buildings ablaze: France's violent Saturday protests in 10 pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/looting-and-buildings-ablaze-frances-violent-saturday-protests-in-10",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:02:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "France faces nationwide cost-of-living protests as arrests rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-faces-nationwide-cost-of-living-protests-as-arrests-rise",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:51:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "More than 1,800 arrested in France protests, says interior minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/more-than-1-800-arrested-in-france-protests-says-interior-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:13:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}