A video, captured during the incident, shows masked protesters storming into the city hall after several attempts to break in using a barricade.
One of the protesters spray-painted an anarchist “A” symbol on a wall after entering the building, before police intervened, according to AFP. One demonstrator shouted, “We’re taking the Bastille,” referring to the storming of the fortress during the French Revolution in 1789. A video, captured during the incident, shows masked protesters storming into the city hall after several attempts to break in using a barricade. Protesters, some wearing high-visibility yellow vests, are seen gathering at the entrance before moving into the building. Protesters reportedly hurled projectiles at police, who responded by deploying tear gas. The protests are part of a nationwide movement against rising prices and what demonstrators perceive as the erosion of France’s social welfare system.