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France Reports 813 Vehicles Burned on New Year’s Eve

A preliminary police tally underscores a nationwide security operation that drew 90,000 officers.

Overview

  • Police said 183 of the burned vehicles ignited after fire spread from nearby blazes.
  • Bas-Rhin recorded the highest total with 117 vehicles burned, followed by Rhône with 82, Gironde and Val-d'Oise with 36 each, and Nord with 32.
  • Roughly thirty similar incidents were also logged in Essonne, Yvelines, Moselle, Isère and Loire-Atlantique.
  • The Paris prosecutor’s office reported 125 detentions, including 33 for intentional violence, 15 for group involvement to commit violence or cause damage, and 10 for possession of psychotropic substances.
  • Officers reported attacks in cities such as Nîmes and Nanterre, while deliberate fires targeted construction fencing and trash bins, and at least two people lost fingers in fireworks incidents including a 12-year-old in Seine-et-Marne.