Arrests over France protests rise to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris ‘devastated’ – Europe live
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Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in years
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in France over protests on Saturday, the country’s interior minister Laurent Nunez has said.
Nunez, in a post on X, said “the Republic will not yield” as more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured in the demonstrations.
Protesting is a fundamental right.
Causing disorder through violence and in a coordinated manner is not.
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