Protests in Europe Widen, Foreign Ministry Yet to Issue Travel Warning

Among them, 110,000 demonstrators were in Paris.

The wave of unrest began from student protests that have been ongoing for three weeks.

The movement initially arose as a protest against a shortage of teachers and deteriorating conditions in secondary schools in the suburbs of Paris, with some schools even being set on fire.

Calls on social media then prompted demonstrators in various regions to revive the "yellow vest" movement that emerged in 2018 as a protest against rising living costs.

The movement then expanded with the involvement of labor unions representing nurses, teachers, farmers, taxi drivers, and environmental activists.

AFP reports that at least 1,200 people have been arrested during the protests, with 150 police officers reported injured. The protests have since spread to several other European countries, including Albania, Spain, and Italy.