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France in Shock After Largest Riots in Years

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France was in a state of shock on Sunday after the country’s largest demonstrations in years devolved into riots and looting. The violence the day before marked a convergence between a weeks-old student movement for better school conditions, an emerging national movement to protest high living costs, and rioters who used the demonstrations as a cover for looting. Political leaders blamed each other for the unrest. #france #protests #arson #Limoges #paris

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