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Hunderttausende demonstrieren: Frankreichs Protesttag endet in Gewalt und Plünderungen

Handelsblatt18 October 2026, 01:58 UTC

150 verletzte Polizisten, 1.200 Festnahmen: Frankreichs Premierminister spricht von einem „entsetzlichen Ausmaß an Gewalt“. Was folgt auf die Ausschreitungen?

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