What to know about French protests before Steelers vs. Saints in Paris
Many Americans traveled to France to watch the NFL's first regular season game in the country. The Pittsburgh Steelers are set to face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Oct. 25, at Stade de France in Paris, a day after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in the country, with largely peaceful rallies giving way to clashes in Paris and Marseille as night fell despite a huge security operation aimed at preventing the violence that broke out a week earlier as protests gripped France. The country's Interior Ministry said 410,000 people took part in protests nationwide on Saturday, Oct. 24, though unions said the true figure was twice as high. The main demonstration took place on the southeastern fringes of Paris, where at least 110,000 people turned out to denounce rising living costs and growing inequality, according to Reuters. Fred Zelt, a 67-year-old Steelers fan, arrived in…



























































