Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France
Summary
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested after protests over living costs and school conditions across France on Saturday. Demonstrations were largely peaceful before clashes broke out in several cities, where police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds.Key Facts
- France’s interior ministry estimated that 410,000 people took part in the protests; unions put the total at about 800,000.
- Authorities deployed 70,000 police officers and imposed restrictions in several cities.
- Clashes followed a march in Paris, where some protesters threw projectiles and masked youths smashed car dealership windows.
- In Marseille, protesters set rubbish bins and street barricades on fire.
- In Bordeaux, some protesters removed boards from a building to use in a barricade.
- Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd in Lyon after the local prefecture had designated the area off-limits.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said two people were seriously injured, one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Nuñez said nearly 1,000 people had been arrested and that the number was expected to rise.
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