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French authorities arrested 135 people during nationwide protests on Saturday, according to France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. Most arrests were due to protesters carrying items like fireworks and ball bearings that could be used as weapons. In Paris alone, police conducted over 3,000 checks and made 65 arrests amid heightened security measures including suspended metro services in central areas.

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France experienced severe urban unrest in late October 2026, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets, leading to clashes and parts of Paris burning. The protests were primarily organized by students and trade unions over economic conditions and education issues. Riot police responded aggressively, using tear gas and batons, which led to injuries including a 14-year-old having his jaw shattered and teeth damaged. In response, the French government vowed a "massive" security deployment for planned demonstrations on October 24, reinforcing police with troops after acknowledging failures in containing previous riots. Protest organizers from a network called Chaos Inc are planning new rounds of demonstrations across Europe, including in cities like Madrid and Lisbon, exacerbating concerns about civil liberties as UN experts have condemned the excessive use of force by French authorities during the student protests.

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Some 70,000 police officers have been deployed across France to clamp down on agitators and prevent the kind of unrest seen during recent demonstrations, when cars were torched and the city hall building in Limoges was set on fire.

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135 people arrested across France as police find potential weapons on protestors, official says · assertive framing

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French authorities have so far arrested 135 people Saturday as nationwide protests resumed, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters. asserted

Minister → arrest → reporters

Most of the arrests were prompted after police officers preemptively searched protesters, Reuters reported. asserted

Reuters → prompt → protesters

Those taken into custody allegedly had items that could be used as weapons, including fireworks and ball bearings. uncertain

that → take → fireworks

Nuñez did not specify where the arrests were made. asserted

arrests → specify → ?

In Paris, where tens of thousands of people are marching, police said they have conducted more than 3,000 checks and arrested 65 people, the BBC reported. asserted

BBC → march → people

"Violent individuals have no place in the marches," the Paris Police Department said in a social media post. asserted

Department → have → post

"The objective is clear: to prevent troublemakers from joining the procession, and to ensure the safety of the demonstrators." asserted

objective → prevent → demonstrators

Central Paris resembled a city under lockdown, as shopkeepers boarded up storefronts, museums closed and more than 20 metro stations suspended service. asserted

stations → resemble → service

In other cities — including Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille and Nice — police have resorted to firing tear gas to break up unruly crowds, Reuters reported. asserted

Reuters → include → crowds

Also in Nice, police used a water cannon to disperse a group of demonstrators who refused to pull back. asserted

who → use → demonstrators

building → deploy → fire

Last weekend, more than 2,700 people were arrested during protests that later turned into riots and looting sprees. asserted

that → arrest → riots

The nationwide marches were meant to reflect broader dissatisfaction with the French government, with protesters taking to the streets to air a range of different grievances. asserted

protesters → mean → grievances

The protests began weeks earlier and were led by high school and university students. asserted

protests → begin → students

They were frustrated with teacher shortages and poor conditions at schools, including overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings. asserted

They → frustrate → classrooms

The movement gained momentum when major labor unions joined the demonstrations, broadening the protests to include opposition to the government's austerity policies and concerns over wages, pensions and the overall cost of living. asserted

unions → gain → living