France protests lead to 1,314 arrests and 53 injured officers
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Protests held in France on Saturday led to 1,314 arrests, 75 interventions over fires and 53 injuries among security forces. The French Interior Ministry also recorded 24 shops looted and 410,000 participants across 289 demonstrations, according to its provisional tally on Sunday.
Saturday’s protests in France led to 1,314 arrests and left 53 members of the security forces injured, according to a provisional national tally published on Sunday by the French Interior Ministry. The authorities also recorded 75 interventions over fires and 24 shops looted.
The ministry counted 289 public demonstrations, involving 410,000 people, compared with 441 events and 550,000 protesters on 17 October. Clashes between protesters and security forces occurred in particular in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Tours, with police using tear gas grenades.
The tally shows a decrease compared with the previous mobilisation, which led to 2,628 arrests, 1,144 members of the security forces injured, 2,025 interventions over fires and 1,522 shops looted, according to the ministry. Several investigations have been opened following the damage.
