France: 550,000 protesters and more than 400 arrests
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Protests against the high cost of living in France drew 550,000 people, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, and led to more than 400 arrests and looting in several cities. Sixty police officers and gendarmes were injured, two of whom were taken to hospital, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
More than 400 people were arrested in France on Saturday during protests against the high cost of living, which were marked by looting, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The minister counted 550,000 protesters, including 110,000 in Paris, while organisers put the figure at 800,000 participants.
Sixty police officers and gendarmes were injured, two of whom were taken unconscious to hospital, Laurent Nuñez said. He announced that the authorities would seek to identify those responsible for the looting. In Lyon, around 20 businesses in the Presqu’île area were affected, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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