French government admits losing control of protests as minister's resignation rejected

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The French government admitted it "lost control" during Saturday's protests, and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez resigned, but President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept the resignation. Nuñez took responsibility for the handling of the protests, which involved clashes with police and attacks on shops and public offices. He stated security measures were based on an estimate of 200,000 participants, but 500,000 actually took to the streets. The Interior Ministry reported 2,397 people were detained and 997 police and gendarmes were injured, seven seriously. The situation remains developing.


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