France: more than a thousand arrests following massive protests against the high cost of living

Participation in the gatherings

According to France 24 — Monde, Saturday's events brought together between 550,000 people, according to the police, and 800,000 participants, according to the organizers. The marches took place across multiple cities throughout the country.

Slogan in student marches

For its part, TV5Monde reports, through Linda Giguère, the appearance of a phrase that has become very widespread within university marches and on social media. The expression "Bismillah c'est les ténèbres," written on numerous signs, has gone viral even though it means nothing.