Mark Antoine
From 1:00 p.m., violent clashes broke out between radical activists who used “fireworks mortars, Roman candles and high-capacity molotov cocktails” against the police, according to the gendarmerie, who responded with tear gas and a water cannon in particular.
More than 4,000 grenades (tear gas and disencirclement) were used by the police, underlined Gérald Darmanin during a press briefing.
More than 3,000 gendarmes and police were mobilized to prevent the holding of this demonstration banned by the prefecture, which gathered 6,000 people according to the authorities and 30,000 according to the organizers. They have arrested 15 people since Friday, twelve of whom are in custody, according to Mr. Darmanin.
In total, 24 mobile gendarmes were injured, including one in absolute emergency, said the Minister of the Interior. On the demonstrators’ side, there are seven injured, including one in absolute emergency as well. The two seriously injured were airlifted to hospital.
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