Snapshots from Saturday’s Paris Protests

In Place de la République, French authorities used copious amounts of tear gas against protesters. (Donald Kaufman)

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Protesters told Truthdig correspondent Donald Kaufman that widespread looting and violence began late in the evening. Demonstrators who witnessed violent attacks and robberies openly condemned the acts. (Donald Kaufman)

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“Finance is killing France,” reads a sign on a demonstrator’s guitar case. (Donald Kaufman)

Shattered windows in shop fronts could be seen all over the 20th arrondissement. (Donald Kaufman)

Broken glass inside a McDonald’s on the Boulevard de Belleville. (Donald Kaufman)

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