French interior ministry says 1,300 arrested at Saturday cost-of-living protests
France's interior ministry said at least 1,300 people were detained during Saturday's nationwide protests over living costs, which were mostly calm apart from clashes at the edges.
French police detained at least 1,300 people during Saturday's protests across the country, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said at least 50 officers and three protesters were injured.
France 24 reports the demonstrations in major cities were largely calm and focused on the high cost of living. Clashes broke out on the margins.
BBC News reported on Saturday evening that almost 1,000 people had been arrested by then. It said hundreds of thousands took part in the protests, and that officials had so far avoided a repeat of the rioting and looting seen the previous weekend.
The two arrest figures come from different points in time. The higher number is the ministry's later count.
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- BBC NewsAlmost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across FranceSat, Oct 24, 5:09 PM EDT
- France 24At least 1,300 people arrested in mass weekend protests across FranceSun, Oct 25, 7:02 AM EDT
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