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Update: Nearly 1,000 arrested across France as 70,000 police face renewed nationwide protests
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested Saturday as protests resumed across France, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said, after police searched marchers and seized suspected weapons including fireworks and ball bearings, Fox News reported citing Reuters. About 70,000 officers were deployed; the Interior Ministry put nationwide turnout at about 410,000, while police used tear gas in several cities and water cannon in Nice. Last weekend more than 2,700 people were arrested as protests turned into riots and looting.
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- Fox NewsNearly 1,000 arrested across France as police find potential weapons on protestors: officials