French Minister: Only 690 Cars Torched and 490 Arrests Over New Year’s
French Minister Gerald Darmanin has touted the fact that only 690 vehicles were set on fire over New Year’s this year.
French Minister Gerald Darmanin has touted the fact that only 690 vehicles were set on fire over New Year’s this year.
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Authorities say 874 cars were burned and 441 people were arrested on New Year’s Eve, a time traditionally associated with violence in France.
France saw 1,457 vehicles set on fire across New Year’s Eve, surpassing the previous record of 1,290 vehicles torched across the country in the previous year, according to figures seen by French radio broadcaster Europe 1.
Around 65 vehicles were burned in one night after a series of riots in the French city of Grenoble following the death of two youths being pursued by police over the weekend.
Cars were burned and locals clashed with police in the French city of Nantes on Tuesday and Wednesday nights after police fatally shot a 22-year-old who tried to avoid a police checkpoint.