French Police Arrest 135 Protesters as 70,000 Officers Guard Cost-of-Living Marches
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Updated · CBS New York · Oct 24
French Police Arrest 135 Protesters as 70,000 Officers Guard Cost-of-Living Marches
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Oct 24
Summary
135 arrests were made across France on Saturday as police used tear gas in Lyon and said they had seized fireworks, slingshots, lead pellets, a katana and other weapons.
70,000 officers, backed by helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons, were deployed to prevent a repeat of last weekend's unrest, though Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said there had been no major incident so far.
Paris shut major museums including the Louvre and Orsay, while Art Basel canceled its weekend program, NFL fan venues closed and a PSG-Lyon match was pushed to Monday.
The protests center on surging living costs after more than 500,000 people marched last week; in Orleans, thousands also rallied against Marine Le Pen before a presidential election due in six months.