108 arrests in Paris as unrest continues after nationwide protests

Police in Paris made 108 arrests on Sunday amid renewed unrest in the French capital, with nine more people detained in the first hour after midnight, police said. Officers described those they suspected of looting shops as “young people with opportunistic, criminal intentions”. [1]

Crowds gathered in central Paris again, a day after serious rioting. Police used tear gas from the afternoon, including near Place de la République, where protests had escalated on Saturday. [1]

Saturday’s demonstrations across France were fuelled by anger over high prices and the state of education, according to the report. Protests turned violent in several cities. Across the country, 2,400 people were arrested; the interior ministry said nearly 1,000 police officers were injured, seven of them seriously. [1]