France reports 1,200 arrests after nationwide protests

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Later arrest tally supersedes afternoon count

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 1,200 people had been arrested and 150 police personnel injured during France’s October 17 protests, DW reported. The Interior Ministry estimated nationwide participation at 550,000. The arrest total supersedes the ministry’s mid-afternoon count of 272 reported by Reuters; the figures describe different stages of the same day. Reuters traced the movement from September protests over teacher shortages and school conditions to wider concerns about living costs and public services. DW’s correspondent reported that unrest affected pockets of Paris, while many participants they met wanted no involvement in it.

Reuters via Geo: French police clash with protesters as tens of thousands rally over cost of living · DW: France — Police and protesters clash in nationwide protests