Video captures clashes between protesters and the police.
\n\nHundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest rising living costs, inequality and the government's economic policies, with largely peaceful rallies descending into clashes in Paris and Marseille as night fell. Police deployed tear gas and water cannon against protesters, while footage from Marseille showed demonstrators firing mortar fireworks towards officers amid a nationwide security operation involving 70,000 police and gendarmes.
\n\nThe Interior Ministry estimated the nationwide turnout at 410,000, while unions put the figure at twice that number. The demonstrations marked a second consecutive weekend of unrest, following widespread looting, vandalism and clashes with police on October 17.
\n\nVideo Shows Protesters Firing Fireworks
\n\nFootage recorded by French journalists in Marseille showed several protesters firing green and red mortar fireworks towards police officers as others cheered them on. Violence also broke out in the southern port city as youths set fire to rubbish bins to block roads and threw rocks and bottles at security forces. Police said several shops, including two jewellery stores, were ransacked.
\n\nIn Paris, the main demonstration drew at least 110,000 people to the southeastern outskirts of the capital. After the rally…
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