Violent clashes erupted in multiple urban centers as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against rising living costs, marking one of the largest protests of its kind in recent memory. Police faced challenges maintaining order amid widespread unrest, with reports of property damage and confrontations between demonstrators and authorities. The scale of the protests underscores growing public frustration over economic pressures, as participants demanded urgent action from policymakers. Authorities are now assessing the fallout from the unrest, which has left cities grappling with both immediate security concerns and deeper societal tensions.
Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
