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Hundreds of police and firefighters have been injured in the violence, although authorities have not said how many protesters have been hurt.
Rioters have torched cars and looted stores and have targeted town halls, police stations and schools. Vincent Jeanbrun, who was not at home at the time, said his property was"ram-raided" and set alight while his wife and two children, aged five and seven, were asleep. Regional prosecutor Stephane Hardouin opened an investigation into attempted murder and said a flame accelerant was found in a bottle in the car.
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