France: more than 1,800 arrests after violent demonstrations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Matin
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in France during demonstrations marked by looting and damage, and more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured, according to the interior minister. Emmanuel Macron has promised prosecutions for those responsible for the violence, while shops and public buildings were hit in several cities, Le Matin reports.
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in France following demonstrations marked by violence, while more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured. The provisional toll was announced by French Interior Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Sébastien Lecornu is due to visit Marseille on Monday, where many shops have been looted. Fires also affected Limoges town hall, a building in central Grenoble and a tourist office branch in Lyon. In Bordeaux, the prefect’s residence was ransacked, according to local authorities.
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