Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said as many as 70,000 officers were deployed nationwide.

French police arrested "nearly 1,000" people Saturday in nationwide protests in which officers were confronted with "an extremely elevated level of violence" from black-clad extremists, Interior Minis...

French police arrested "nearly 1,000" people Saturday in nationwide protests in which officers were confronted with "an extremely elevated level of violence" from black-clad extremists, Interior Minis...

In a post on the social media platform X, Nunez said protests in several cities continued late into Saturday night. Investigations are underway to identify those responsible for the violence and bring them to justice.