French protests draw tear gas as 135 arrested nationwide

ua.korrespondent.net (Ukrainian) —

Police in France used tear gas during nationwide protests, with 135 people arrested. Authorities deployed 70,000 law enforcement officers across the country to maintain order. Clashes occurred in Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier, and Nantes, while the Paris demonstration remained mostly peaceful. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported seizures of weapons and dangerous items, including pyrotechnics, slingshots, and homemade weapons. Police estimated 110,000 participants in Paris, where shop windows were boarded up and the Louvre and d'Orsay museums closed. The main Paris march was relocated to the city's southeast outskirts.


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