1,314 detained in France riots after protest
1,435 people were detained and more than 250 were injured during protests in France on October 24. This was reported by Interior Minister Laurent Wauquiez on BFMTV.
Consensus
- Police and gendarmerie in France detained 1,314 participants in riots on October 24.
- The protests were part of a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government.
- The number of participants in the October 24 protests was smaller than the previous week's demonstrations.
- 53 law enforcement officers were injured during the unrest.
- The French government and media noted that police were better prepared for the protests this time.
Points of divergence
- The number of arrests on October 24 was less than the 2,600 arrested during the previous week's protests. — interfax
- The data on arrests are preliminary and subject to further updates. — vesti
- BFMTV reported that 410,000 people participated in the October 24 protests. — vesti
- Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez stated that nearly 1,000 people were detained. — tg_tass_agency
- The CGT union claimed that 800,000 people participated, contradicting the 410,000 figure from BFMTV. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (12 sources)
- More than 1,400 people detained after demonstrations in France, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told BFMTV. According to him... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- French Interior Ministry reports 1435 arrested and more than 400 injured at October 24 protests — Коммерсантъ
- More than 1,400 people detained after demonstrations in France, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told BFMTV — ТАСС (Telegram)
- 1435 people detained, more than 250 injured during October 24 protests in France — The Insider
- Number of detainees during protests in France on October 24 reached 1,435 people — Интерфакс
- More than 1,300 people were detained in France during and after the October 24 riots, Le Figaro reports with reference to... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- After protests in France, more than 1300 people were detained — Вечерняя Москва
- More than 1,300 people arrested in France after another round of riots — Фонтанка
- Police detained more than 1,300 people during Saturday riots in France — Интерфакс
- Number of detained participants of riots in France named — Вести
- Nearly 1,000 people detained after riots in France on October 24, Interior Minister of the Republic of France Laura... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- After riots in France, 2,700 people detained, 217 placed under arrest, Ministry of Justice reports. Earlier Macron... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- France
- MVD
- Lauran Nunes
- BFMTV
- Moscow
- Le Figaro
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Raptli/TASS
- Macron
- Media
- RBC
- Paris
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