Strasbourg protest leaves 11 injured, 16 arrested

A protest in Strasbourg on Saturday resulted in 11 injuries and 16 arrests, according to the prefecture, which condemned "particularly violent" rioters and numerous acts of violence and vandalism. Around 15,000 people gathered at Place Kléber by 3 p.m., with four undeclared marches forming earlier. Injuries included a police officer with a head trauma from a mortar, while five storefronts were damaged, including Primark and McDonald's, and tram service was disrupted for hours. The prefect activated a departmental operations center and reinforced coordination with gendarmerie forces. A museum was slightly damaged, and 1,500 protesters remained in the streets as of 8 p.m.