565 people arrested during protests in France

The third wave of protests took place in France, with participants protesting against the rising cost of living and the deterioration of the quality of public services. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 150 protests were held across the country, in which approximately 320,000 people took part. At the same time, the organizers of the protests state that the number of demonstrators reached almost 500,000. Interpressnews+1

According to the statement of the French Minister of Internal Affairs, Laurent Nuñez, the majority of the protests passed peacefully, although clashes occurred between protesters and law enforcement officers in Paris, Marseille, and other cities. In Paris, four police officers and one gendarme were injured, and one of the police officers was hit by a "Molotov cocktail," which the minister assessed as an attempted murder. Interpressnews+2

According to law enforcement, at the end of the protests, the police faced violence from some participants. 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were mobilized to ensure security. In total, the police arrested 565 people across the country. Interpressnews+2