Inrikesminister: 70 000 poliser i tjänst under lördagens demonstrationer
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Protesterna har pågått i fem veckor i Frankrike och har minskat i omfattning. Myndigheterna befarade att demonstrationerna kunde urarta och upprätthöll därför en stor polisnärvaro.
De återkommande lördagsprotesterna i Frankrike de senaste fem veckorna har minskat i omfång. Polisnärvaron är ändå stor då myndigheter befarade att protesterna kunde komma att urarta.
Inrikesminister Laurent Nuñez meddelade att omkring 70 000 poliser var tjänstgörande under lördagens protester.
Vid 17-tiden kom inrikesdepartementets beräkningar på hur många som deltagit i demonstrationerna. I hela Frankrike deltog 106 000 demonstranter, varav 24 000 i Paris. Det är den lägsta siffran under den senaste protestvågen.
Inga rapporter om våldsamheter
De som arrangerade protesterna säger att 200 000 personer deltog, varav 100 000 i Paris.
Vitt skilda frågor och krav framfördes under protesterna.
– Regeringen har bara gett oss brödsmulor. Vi vill ha hela bageriet, sade en av demonstranterna, Benjamin Ball, som tillhör rörelsen Gula västarna.
Cellisten Adrien, som spelar i en frivilligorkester, är i sin tur kritisk till ett lagförslag som rör polisens rätt att använda vapen vid nödvärn:
– Vi är rädda när vi demonstrerar. Om (polisens) straffrihet förstärks så blir vi ännu mer rädda.
Inga våldsamheter hade rapporterats på lördagseftermiddagen.

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