Police detain over 1,300 people during Saturday riots in France
According to the Ministry of the Interior, 53 law enforcement officers were injured, and the scale of the protests was lower than a week earlier, reports the newspaper Figaro.
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Over the course of Saturday, French police and gendarmerie detained 1,314 participants in the riots, the ministry announced on Sunday, calling these figures preliminary.
New demonstrations took place on Saturday, 24 October. Earlier, on 17 October, protests occurred in many cities across France, including Paris, and were accompanied by clashes with police and riots.
French media reported that police prepared more thoroughly for potential new unrest and deployed additional forces.
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