70 thousand law enforcement officers on the field! More than 100 detained in France

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced at a press conference that 135 people were detained and 136 public order violations were recorded until 13:00 local time in the ongoing protests across the country. Nunez stated that approximately 35 thousand people have participated in the protests in squares and public areas so far. It was reported that demonstrations were allowed in cities such as Lille, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Grenoble, Marseille, Toulouse and Amiens, as well as the capital Paris.

For security reasons, public transportation operator RATP in the capital Paris announced that 24 metro stations were closed to service as of the morning. In Lyon, where demonstrations were banned in most of the city center, small groups gathered were dispersed by security forces using pepper gas.

Interior Minister Nunez stated that 70 thousand police and gendarmerie personnel were assigned throughout the country in order to prevent possible violent incidents, and that army soldiers were also deployed to the field to support the security forces.