Demonstrations: Day of protest in France: 135 people arrested

Paris. Before the start of the large demonstrations in cities like Paris, the police had already arrested 135 people by 1 p.m., according to France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. There have been no major incidents so far, as Nuñez told the press at midday. He had previously announced the deployment of 70,000 officers on the streets.

According to the Interior Minister, more than 1,000 checks were carried out in the Paris region. Many dangerous items were seized - boules balls, slingshots and an airsoft gun. The controls were “extremely productive,” said Nuñez. We remain extremely cautious and are still far from the end of the day.

The young people who have been demonstrating for weeks for better equipment in schools have been joined by other groups, among other things to demonstrate against the high cost of living. Due to fears of riots and looting, such as those that took place on the sidelines of the rallies last weekend, there were bans on gatherings in certain zones and curfews in several cities.