116 members of the police were injured
According to figures communicated by Beauvau, 116 members of the police were injured on Saturday compared to 267 on October 24 and 1,144 on October 17.
36 businesses damaged on Saturday according to the ministry
On the sidelines of citizen mobilization, the Ministry of the Interior mentions 515 fire outbreaks dealt with, 36 businesses damaged, including 3 looted (compared to 69 including 24 looted on October 24).
Mobilization “down” by 22% compared to October 24
The Ministry of the Interior estimates that Saturday's mobilization was “down”, “22% compared to October 24” and “42% compared to October 17”.
105 arrests and 89 people in police custody in Paris according to the prosecution
The Paris prosecutor's office reported 105 arrests on Sunday, including 88 linked to Saturday's demonstrations and 17 for Halloween night. Requested by the AFP, the public prosecutor counted 89 people in police custody in the capital, including 61 adults and 22 minors. The date of birth remains to be determined for six other people.
779 arrests in France on Saturday
779 arrests were recorded in the territory according to the Ministry of the Interior during Act III of social mobilization throughout France. The demonstrations took place “without major incident in the second part of the evening”, specifies the ministry.
An investigation opened for “attempted homicide” in Paris
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.
In Germany too, young people have mobilized
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.
Twenty businesses damaged on Saturday in France
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.
A call for new mobilizations “from Monday”
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.
A day after mobilization
Hello and welcome to this 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. Saturday was a new day of mobilization against the high cost of living, social inequalities and in defense of public services. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 320,000 people took part in the demonstrations in France. The youth union (Student Union, Fage, Unef and USL) and the organizers claim that more than half a million demonstrators were in the processions, including 200,000 in Paris. The demonstrations went “well” according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The latter deplored “the incredible violence” of thugs who attacked the police. Nearly 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were mobilized throughout France. According to the Minister of the Interior, the police made 565 arrests nationwide.
