# Nearly 1,000 arrested after clashes following another day of mass protests in France

https://mins.news/en/item/114303

- BBC News, 2026-10-24 21:09 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c95ynd587ynzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Hundreds of thousands joined protests across France on Saturday, followed by clashes in several cities. Police used tear gas and water cannon, and officials said nearly 1,000 people had been arrested. They said disorder and looting had not reached the scale of the previous weekend.

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