[Video] The entire 140-year-old city hall is ‘vibrant’… Protesters explode in 1,750 locations in France

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Another large-scale protest took place on the 17th (local time) in France, where high school students' angry cries demanding improvement of the poor educational environment have continued for four weeks.

This time, citizens protesting the sky-rocketing cost of living and skyrocketing fuel prices poured into the streets wearing yellow fluorescent vests as a continuation of the 'Yellow Vest' movement, a large-scale anti-government protest in 2018.

On this day, rallies were held in 1,750 locations across the country, including Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, and the number of participants reached 500,000.

The city centers of major cities turned into chaos, with cars burning, stores being looted, and tear gas and water cannons rampaging through the streets.

In Limoges, a small city in southwestern France, the 140-year-old city hall building burned down and its bell tower collapsed after being attacked by protesters.

Department stores and luxury goods sales in central Paris were targets of looting. For more details, please watch the video.

Produced by: Kim Hae-yeon, Choi Joo-ri

Video: Reuters·AFP·X @FaridBenlagha·@L_ThinkTank