French protests draw 410,000, police arrest 1,000 in clashes

In France, protests on October 24 drew about 410,000 people, with police arresting nearly 1,000 individuals amid clashes and looting, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The arrests surpassed the 385 recorded during the October 17 protests at the same time. Nuñez linked black-clad groups hiding their faces to radical left and far-left activists. In Paris, 110,000 gathered, and clashes began near Porte de Vincennes, with police using water cannons and tear gas. In Marseille, five shops were looted, while clashes also occurred in Nantes, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Lille, Rennes, Bordeaux, and Nice. The October 17 protests saw about 2,000 stores looted, nearly 2,400 arrests, and around 1,000 police officers injured.