Key Points
- A gendarmerie commander was attacked with a Molotov cocktail and injured during a protest in Paris.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez condemned the attack and blamed radical left-wing groups.
- Marine Le Pen and Bruno Retailleau demanded the perpetrator be found and heavily punished.
- Protests took place in 30 cities across France, and police intervened violently.
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A gendarmerie commander was injured with second-degree burns following a Molotov cocktail attack during protests organized in France's capital, Paris. The incident was caught on camera and spread on social media; colleagues and a protester helped extinguish the injured officer's burns.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez condemned the incident, describing it as "incredible violence" and emphasized the recent increase in violence against security forces. Nuñez stated that several hundred provocateurs and thugs, linked to radical left-wing groups, attacked security forces.
National Rally Leader Marine Le Pen and Republicans Party Leader Bruno Retailleau also condemned the attack and demanded the perpetrator be found and severely punished. Retailleau characterized the incident as an "assassination attempt." On the same day, protests were held in approximately 30 cities across France; police intervened using water cannons and tear gas.
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- What exactly happened during the protests?
- During a protest in Paris, a group of protesters threw a Molotov cocktail at a gendarmerie unit; a commander was injured with burns.
- How many people participated in the protests?
- According to Interior Ministry data, 320,000 people participated, while union data puts the figure at nearly 500,000; 200,000 of them were in Paris.
- How did political leaders react to the incident?
- Interior Minister Nuñez, Le Pen, and Retailleau condemned the attack; Retailleau called it an assassination attempt and demanded the perpetrator be punished.
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