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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe Nov. 15 Al Jazeera video put turnout across the two countries at tens of thousands and also reported police used tear gas and water cannons.
A video Al Jazeera published Nov. 15 said police used tear gas and water cannons at French and German protests, where tens of thousands gathered over living costs, austerity and education funding.
The outlet said officers sought to disperse demonstrators. The report put household pressures and public spending debates at the center of protests in two European countries.
Authorities said the rallies were largely calm. Unions called for another day of strikes Tuesday after rejecting the government’s promised 0.6% minimum-wage increase.
France’s Interior Ministry said around 106,000 people demonstrated, while student unions put the nationwide figure at 200,000.
The program said France is seeking to contain a record budget deficit. A Reuters photo caption described the Nov. 7 Paris rally as organized by the Yellow Vests movement and labor unions.
