France Protests 24 October: Nearly 1,000 Arrests as Clashes Erupt in Paris
The crux: France’s second Saturday of cost-of-living and education protests ended in clashes in Paris and several other cities on 24 October, despite some 70,000 police and gendarmes on duty. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said nearly 1,000 people were arrested nationwide (The Guardian). The ministry counted 410,000 marchers, against 800,000 by the CGT union’s count….
