Thousands detained during protests in France and Italy

In France, 2,397 people were detained during protests against rising fuel prices and a decline in citizens’ purchasing power; in Italy, around 200 people were arrested over disturbances.

Postxronika.az reports, citing TASS, that during mass demonstrations held in France on Saturday, clashes occurred in some cities.

According to information from the French Ministry of the Interior, 997 police officers and gendarmes were injured in the clashes, including seven whose condition is serious. Meanwhile, although the country’s interior minister, Laurent Nunez, submitted his resignation, President Emmanuel Macron did not accept it.