Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs and growing inequality.
While largely peaceful, the nationwide demonstrations quickly devolved into violent clashes in major cities, prompting a massive .
What began last month as small student demonstrations in suburban Paris has now inspired international unrest.
On Saturday, anti-government protests broke out in Italy, , and Belgium, where police in Brussels used tear gas and pepper spray against demonstrators.
(With Reuters input)
