French protests: 1,200 arrests, 150 police injured

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced 1,200 arrests and 150 police and gendarmes injured following violent protests in several French cities on Saturday. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin instructed prosecutors to seek preventive detention for those attacking authorities or public buildings, calling the urban violence "unprecedented" and demanding a firm judicial response. Interior Minister Laurent Núñez praised security forces' response. The protests, sparked by the high cost of living, saw 270 commercial establishments looted nationwide and the Limoges town hall destroyed by fire. Lecornu challenged the radical left party France Unbowed to choose a side, while most detainees were adults.


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