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Overview
- On Saturday 24 October, hundreds of thousands marched nationwide and authorities deployed about 70,000 police and gendarmes, with the interior minister saying 1,435 people were arrested during the wave of demonstrations.
- The security response followed earlier pillaging on 17 October that damaged hundreds of businesses and left many merchants seeking fast compensation and municipal support in Paris and other cities.
- Interior officials reported 267 police and gendarmes wounded and roughly 150 demonstrators injured during the weekend actions, while police seized knives, fireworks mortars and other weapons during pre‑event checks.
- A racially motivated shooting on 23 October in the Yvelines that killed one man and wounded others is now handled by the national antiterror prosecutor, with the suspect placed in psychiatric custody.
- The government has opened talks with lycéen and student groups, signalled plans to replace the Parcoursup admissions system within about two years, and faces union calls for further demonstrations and a national strike from 5 November.