New Year's Eve in France: almost 400 detainees and more than 700 burned cars

New Year's Eve in France: almost 400 detainees and more than 700 burned cars

Kyiv  •  UNN

January 1 2024, 11:44 AM • 30763 views

On New Year's Eve in France, law enforcement officers detained 389 people. At the same time, the night in Paris was relatively calm.

In France, on the night of January 1, law enforcement officers detained nearly 400 offenders. In addition, hooligans burned about eight hundred cars across the country. This was stated by Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin on his page on the social network X, reports UNN.

Details

At about 10 a.m. Kyiv time, Darmanen said that 389 people had been detained overnight. It is also noted that clashes with police occurred in separate places, including Bordeaux. 

According to the French Minister for , hooligans burned 745 cars across the country.

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At the same time, the minister noted that there were 10% fewer such cases compared to the previous year, and 80% fewer pyrotechnic shots at law enforcement officers . 

Addendum

At the same time, the head of the French Interior Ministry noted a "quiet" New Year's Eve in the capital.

In Paris, he said, "more than a million people were on the Champs Elysees, without any serious incidents

- said Darmanen.

According to him, the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees was a test for the capital's law enforcement officers ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

Recall

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