French police detained nearly 1,000 people after another wave of mass demonstrations against rising living costs turned violent across multiple cities. Authorities said at least two people suffered serious injuries during the clashes. Estimates for the protests ranged from 410,000 to 800,000 people, with the unrest coming a week after police detained about 2,700 following earlier disturbances. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said officers faced an unusually high level of violence from black-clad extremists he described as ultra-left representatives. Police used tear gas in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes. In Toulouse, a man suffered serious injuries, and authorities reported he lost his fingers. Another seriously injured person was reported in Clermont-Ferrand. The government deployed around 70,000 security personnel and ordered police to stop demonstrators from pushing into city-centre shopping areas. In some areas, including Paris, authorities imposed partial curfews. Macron also ordered a ban on demonstrations not organised by trade unions, calling them illegitimate, a move that drew criticism from protesters who said it restricted the right to gather. The biggest rally took place in Paris, where different estimates put the crowd at 110,000 to 250,000. Many shops secured their storefronts, and the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay stayed closed. On the day, police redirected the main march to the southeast edge of the metro area. The demonstration was mostly peaceful, but clashes erupted when the crowd dispersed. Nuñez blamed about 500 rioters in the back of the procession, and AFP reporters saw repeated police interventions that involved batons and tear gas. In Nantes, thousands broke through police cordons despite tear gas and water cannons. In Lyon, police dispersed about 1,000 people. In Marseille and Grenoble, police reported looting at the edges of demonstrations. The unrest also bled into campaigning. In Orléans, thousands protested against Marine Le Pen’s National Rally during a public gathering attended at the start of her presidential campaign. France’s protest movement also continued in the background, with the yellow vests calling for new demonstrations on October 31. Police have not announced charges or court outcomes. The latest confirmed status is that nearly 1,000 people were detained during the violence.