More than 5,000 arrests in nationwide demonstrations in France

According to the government, more than 5,000 people have been arrested in nationwide demonstrations in France since Monday. There were 1,747 arrests on Friday alone, said French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on TF1. "There were riots near 158 facilities: projectiles, attacks on law enforcement officers, teachers, journalists, passers-by."

According to Education Minister Édouard Geffray, of the country's 3,700 schools, 735 were still affected by protests on Friday. In addition to blockades and protests, acts of violence continued.