An investigation into attempted homicide was opened after violence on the sidelines of demonstrations in France, while new actions are planned.
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Demonstrations over purchasing power and public services are taking place in France, accompanied by violent incidents and calls for strikes.
An investigation was opened for “attempted homicide of persons holding public authority” following a Molotov cocktail thrown at gendarmes, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, described on Saturday as an “attempted murder” the projection of this homemade bomb which exploded at the feet of a member of the security forces, slightly injuring him.
Tens of thousands of young people took to the streets on Saturday in Germany, particularly in Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt, to also demand more resources for education. Clashes between rioters and police degenerated in the evening.
The CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) France suggests that, on Saturday, twenty businesses in all countries were affected by damage on the sidelines of the demonstrations. This is much less than in previous weeks: a previous report reported 2,488 businesses impacted on October 17 and 24.
From AFP, CCI France estimates that the drop in turnover of businesses located near the demonstrations is between -60% and -80% compared to a normal Saturday.
At the head of the organization Les lycéens!, Pierre Sourzat called this Sunday on RMC for a blockade of establishments from Monday. “It will be more from Tuesday, but we know that there are high schools which will be blocked from tomorrow. And we support all our comrades,” he said while the High School Union (USL) and the Student Union called on Saturday to block high schools and universities on Tuesday and then Thursday, November 5, an inter-professional strike day.
Hello and welcome to se live the day after the new day of mobilization for purchasing power and the defense of public services. “The processions went well within the framework of the declared demonstrations,” the Interior Ministry said on Saturday evening. Minister Laurent Nuñez also deplored the “unbelievable violence” of “several hundred thugs” and announced that some 565 people had been arrested in France.
An investigation was opened for “attempted homicide of persons holding public authority” following a Molotov cocktail thrown at gendarmes, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, described on Saturday as an “attempted murder” the projection of this homemade bomb which exploded at the feet of a member of the security forces, slightly injuring him.
The CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) France suggests that, on Saturday, twenty businesses in all countries were affected by damage on the sidelines of the demonstrations. This is much less than in previous weeks: a previous report reported 2,488 businesses impacted on October 17 and 24.
From AFP, CCI France estimates that the drop in turnover of businesses located near the demonstrations is between -60% and -80% compared to a normal Saturday.
At the head of the organization Les lycéens!, Pierre Sourzat called this Sunday on RMC for a blockade of establishments from Monday. “It will be more from Tuesday, but we know that there are high schools which will be blocked from tomorrow. And we support all our comrades,” he said while the High School Union (USL) and the Student Union called on Saturday to block high schools and universities on Tuesday and then Thursday, November 5, an inter-professional strike day.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Blocking of high schools and universities from Tuesday
Likely · Within days
Interprofessional strike day
Very likely · Within days

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