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WORLD • FRANCE

France opens attempted-murder probe after protest attack on police

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French prosecutors have opened an attempted-murder investigation after a petrol-bomb attack on police during a third weekend of protests. Demonstrations were largely peaceful overall, but clashes and hundreds of arrests were reported.

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The protests affect residents, businesses and travelers in France; the supplied reports identify no direct U.S. effect.