UPDATE | 🇫🇷 France's second major weekend of nationwide protests drew around 410,000 people according to the…
Civil Unrest · · France
UPDATE | 🇫🇷 France's second major weekend of nationwide protests drew around 410,000 people according to the Interior Ministry, down from 550,000 on October 17. The CGT union estimates nearly 800,000 participated.
Around 110,000 marched in Paris, where clashes broke out near Porte de Vincennes as the demonstration ended.
Smaller confrontations were also reported in Lyon, Grenoble, Marseille, Nantes and other cities.
France deployed around 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide, with the interior minister reporting nearly 1,000 detentions.
The protests were generally less violent than last weekend.
Source: @GeoInsider
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