French police in Paris arrested 117 individuals yesterday following further incidents of looting, with nine arrests occurring early in the night. Authorities report that opportunistic youth attempted to plunder stores, and demonstrators in Paris threw glass bottles at officers. A well-known department store suffered a breached entrance, allowing looters access to the premises. The unrest is part of a wider wave of protests and riots across France that began over the weekend, with hundreds of thousands protesting government policies, education issues, and the rising cost of living in over 110 locations nationwide. While many protests were peaceful, cities like Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Lille, Angers, Lyon, and Bordeaux experienced rioting, vandalism, and violence, resulting in over 2,000 arrests and 600 injured first responders, as well as one fatality due to a heart attack. Despite calls for her resignation, Interior Minister Nuñez had her resignation refused by President Macron, who cited the need for leadership within the police and security services; she is expected in Marseille today, a city heavily impacted by the violence.

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