Over 2,000 Arrested, 600 Emergency Personnel Injured as Protests Rock France
- More than 2,000 people were arrested, and over 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters were injured during violent protests across France, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
- The protests drew about 550,000 participants nationwide and included farmers, climate activists, trade unions, and students, according to French reports.
- Violence damaged businesses and public buildings, while a fire devastated Limoges’ historic town hall.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said people responsible for vandalism, attacks, and looting would be prosecuted and punished.
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Macron set to address the nation Sunday evening as authorities report more than 600 injured police officers, gendarmes and firefighters
Over 2,000 arrested during protests across France
More than 2,000 people have been arrested and over 600 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured during violent protests across France on Saturday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said citing provisional figures on Sunday.
Protests have led to the destruction of emblematic buildings and multiple looting of shops
More than two thousand people were detained during the riots in France More than 600 law enforcement officers and firefighters were injured, Interior Minister Nunes said
More than two thousand people were detained during the riots in FranceMore than 600 law enforcement officers and firefighters were injured, Interior Minister Nunes said.InoSMI — the main international
The number of persons detained during the riots in France on Saturday exceeded 2,000, and more than 600 police officers, gendarmes and firemen were injured. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Laurent Nuñez, reported. "To date, more than 2,000 people have been detained ... more than 600 police officers, gendarmes and firemen have been injured", citing the words of Nuñez RIA "Novosti". The Minister of the Interior noted that the figures…
Paris, 18 Oct (EFE).- French law enforcement forces have for the moment detained 2,000 people for their participation in acts of violence during the day of organized social protests in France on Saturday, which in many places degenerated into confrontations, attacks on public buildings and looting of shops.That figure is an update [...] Entry Detainees in protests in France amount to 2,000 with 600 injured agents was first published in HolaNews.
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