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During the clashes and violence on the sidelines of yesterday's demonstration in Paris, French police arrested 855 people, according to the Prefecture of Police, which released a tally this morning, Sunday, October 18, at 8 a.m., emphasizing that this represents a "record number" of arrests.
In the capital, 13 police officers and gendarmes, as well as two firefighters, were injured, the prefecture added, specifying that those responsible were part of "violent groups, characterized by an unusually large size (from 500 to over a thousand people)." The assessment of the damage and looting of businesses is still ongoing, but "the extent of the damage observed is significant," the statement concluded.
La prima vicesindaca di Parigi, Lamia El Aaraje, intanto lamenta la “mancanza di risorse” a disposizione della polizia per porre fine ai saccheggi che si sono protratti fino a notte fonda in molte zone della capitale. “Direi che ieri sera c’è stata chiaramente una carenza di risorse nella capitale”, ha affermato. “È inaccettabile vedere persone vandalizzare negozi e attaccare fisicamente gli edifici”, ha detto ancora a Franceinfo la vicesindaca socialista, braccio destro del sindaco Emmanuel Grégoire.
El Aaraje ha infine descritto il livello di violenza come “senza precedenti, credo” a Parigi.
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