In the May Day demonstrations in France, nearly 108 police officers were injured and 291 people were arrested.
The French Minister of the Interior says that in clashes between the police and protesters angry over pension reform during the May Day demonstrations, at least 108 police officers were injured.
Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of the Interior, states that such a high number of police injuries is very rare.
According to the French Minister of the Interior, 291 people were arrested during the May Day unrest in the country.
Hundreds of thousands of French protesters participated in the May Day demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron’s policies.
The majority of these demonstrations were peaceful, but extremist groups clashed with the police by throwing petrol bombs.
The police responded to the extremist protesters with tear gas and water cannons.
According to the French Ministry of the Interior, more than 782,000 people participated in the May Day demonstrations in the country, including over 112,000 in Paris, but labor unions claimed the number of participants was three times that figure.
English
View this article in English