“France confronted scenes of destruction on Sunday, from toppled landmarks to smashed city storefronts, as its political class began pointing fingers over who bore responsibility for some of the worst rioting to sweep the nation in years,” the Wall Street Journal reports.“The violence, which erupted during a nationwide protest on Saturday, resumed Sunday evening with rioters burning barricades across the city. More than 600 police officers and firefighters were injured in the weekend mayhem and more than 2,000 people were detained.”“In a country with a long history of violent protest, the weekend riot stood out for its sheer scale, with police mostly powerless to stop thousands of rioters who descended on urban centers across the country, attacking city halls, luxury shopping districts and other areas usually considered off-limits.”