The headquarters of the CNews channel targeted by demonstrators, 21 arrests

The Paris headquarters of CNews was targeted by around a hundred people on Saturday October 17, on the eve of a national day of mobilization. Around 7 a.m., around a hundred "hooded individuals" blocked access to the parking lot in front of the building located in the west of the capital and which also houses the editorial staff of Europe 1, announced the Paris police headquarters, cited by AFP.

The people, hooded and dressed in black, gathered shortly before 7 a.m., franceinfo learned from reliable sources. They threw projectiles at the facade of the building. There was no damage or broken windows. Images on social media show barriers toppled. After intervention by the police, 21 people were arrested, adds the police headquarters.

CNews and Europe 1 are both in the hands of conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré. “Informing must be able to be done without fear, without intimidation and without violence,” reacted to AFP the news channel which is in the hands of conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré. “We deplore any violence against anyone, whether for us or for our colleagues,” the channel said. “Freedom of the press, essential to our democracy, is also based on the possibility for each journalist to exercise their profession in security, whatever their editorial team.”