Thousands Arrested as Macron Denounces 'Unbridled' Violence in France
The interior ministry said nearly 1,000 officers were injured as 2,400 people were arrested and 1,500 businesses were damaged.
- On Saturday, nationwide protests across France turned violent, resulting in 2,400 arrests and nearly 1,000 security personnel injured among 550,000 reported participants.
- The 'Yellow and youth' demonstrations were called by the Yellow Vest movement, which staged street protests eight years ago against cost-of-living pressures exacerbated by Middle East conflict and inflation.
- Infrastructure destruction included Limoges's 19th-century town hall, destroyed by fire, while 1,500 businesses suffered damage across France. Resident Mehmet Ozeden surveyed burnt barricades and said, "It's like we had a war."
- President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on Sunday, condemning the "unbridled" violence and vowing "full transparency" regarding security responses. Political leaders blamed ultra-left groups and opportunistic gangs.
- The unrest pressures Macron, who faces elections in six months, while analysts suggest the violence benefits far-right leader Marine Le Pen amid criticism of inadequate police preparations.
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The violence on the margins of a national protest day sent a shock wave through France. "We all feel anger and shame this evening," President Emmanuel Macron said in a television address on Sunday. He condemned the "unbridled" violence and called for a distinction between demonstrators with "legitimate demands" and rioters. During the riots on Saturday, around 2400 people were arrested, nearly a thousand security forces were injured. The riots w…
The large-scale protests against the high cost of living led to mass unrest, which seriously affected hundreds of law enforcement personnel and detained more than 2,400 people. "The French Ministry of the Interior reports 2,397 arrests and 997 injuries to police officers and gendarmes, including seven serious ones," transmitting a passage from the agency's consolidated report to BFMTV. According to the newspaper VZGLAD, on Sunday, the Mayor of P…
Police carried out 2,400 arrests throughout France, while almost 1,000 officers were injured
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