France: 61 detained during new demonstrations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
French police detained 61 people and carried out 589 preventive checks in Paris during a new day of demonstrations, according to Spanish agency EFE. Trade union and secondary-school student gatherings were dispersed, while around 20 people were detained near the offices of CNews and Europe 1.
Paris police detained 61 people and carried out 589 preventive checks on Saturday morning during a new day of demonstrations in France. Four fines were also issued, according to figures provided to Spanish news agency EFE by Paris police, recorded at 11am local time.
Police dispersed two gatherings in the capital. A trade union demonstration involving around 100 people had taken place near the Gare du Nord; a gathering of secondary-school pupils had begun on Rue de Rennes, heading towards Montparnasse station. Blockades and rallies also took place in several other parts of the country, Expresso das Ilhas reports.
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