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France's Interior Ministry said in an update on Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police.
Family of slained teen urge for unrest to ‘calm down’
At least 78 people were reportedly arrested across France yesterday, significantly down from 719 arrests the day before. More than 3,000 people have been detained overall following a mass security ...
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
2007–09: 2007–09 university protests in France, protest movements resulting from several reform projects under Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse. 2009: 2009 French riots, a series of riots that occurred on Bastille Day (14 July) in the commune of Montreuil, an eastern suburb area of Paris.
According to the French interior minister, 107,000 people participated in the protests following calls from leftwing parties. A number of black-clad protesters clashed with the Police and smashed shop windows with 11 protesters being arrested in Paris. [2] Other estimates stated that over 300,000 people participated in the protests. [8]
At least 78 people were reportedly arrested across France yesterday, significantly down from 719 arrests the day before. More than 3,000 people have been detained overall following a mass security ...
In the western town of Lorient, Ouest-France newspaper said projectiles caused a brief fire in the yard of a police station. Protestors gather at Place de la Bastille in Paris (AFP/Getty)