448 arrested, 53 officers injured in France protests

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French authorities have reported 448 arrests and 53 injured police officers as hundreds of thousands of people joined nationwide protests on Thursday over wages and the rising cost of living. The Interior Ministry said its tally as of 0600 PM local time also included 86 fire incidents. Authorised marches were largely peaceful, it said, although tensions flared in Paris, Lyon, Rennes