Masked rioters set fire to the 143-year-old town hall in Limoges, France, leaving the landmark largely destroyed.

The attack came on the night of October 17 at the end of a cost-of-living protest march.

Inaugurated in 1883, the building had been a listed historic monument since 1975.

Its roof collapsed and about two-thirds of its exterior was gone by Sunday, the regional prefect said.

Witnesses said protesters torched a police car, smashed windows and started the fire on the ground floor.

More than 15 people were taken into custody, and prosecutors opened a criminal investigation.

Across France, about 400 people were arrested as more than half a million joined over 100 marches.

Sixty officers were injured, and President Macron said those who attacked town halls would be punished.

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