Protests in France, the number of arrests rose to 272

The number of people arrested in the protests in France has risen to 272. This was reported by the French Ministry of the Interior, writes Le Figaro.

The ministry said the arrests arose from incidents of violence involving hooded people, including in Paris, Marseille (in the south), Rennes (in the north-west), Toulouse (in the south-west) and Angers (in the west).

“Such actions include attempted looting, clashes with law enforcement, fires and attacks on places of power and media outlets,” the ministry said, blaming the unrest on what it called “the far left.”