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French Police Detained 380 People on New Year's Night as Hundreds of Cars Burned

© AFP 2023 / GUILLAUME SOUVANTA man takes photographs next to several cars set on fire during the night in a parking in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, western France, on December 24, 2023 after a young man was hit by a police car on December 23, 2023.
A man takes photographs next to several cars set on fire during the night in a parking in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, western France, on December 24, 2023 after a young man was hit by a police car on December 23, 2023.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.01.2024
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PARIS (Sputnik) - The number of people arrested in France on New Year’s night totaled 380, and 745 cars were set on fire, both of which is fewer than last year, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday.
"Compared with last year, 10% fewer cars were set on fire," Darmanin told reporters, specifying that the number of cars set on fire across France on the night between December 31 and January 1 this year was 745.
"A total of 380 arrests were conducted, which is also 10% fewer than last year," the minister added.
Last Friday, Darmanin said that over 90,000 police officers will be on duty on New Year’s night to ensure security in the country amid an escalated level of terror threat.
© AFP 2023 / GUILLAUME SOUVANTThis photograph taken on December 24, 2023 shows several cars set on fire during the night in a parking in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, western France, after a young man was hit by a police car on December 23, 2023.
This photograph taken on December 24, 2023 shows several cars set on fire during the night in a parking in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, western France, after a young man was hit by a police car on December 23, 2023.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.01.2024
This photograph taken on December 24, 2023 shows several cars set on fire during the night in a parking in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, western France, after a young man was hit by a police car on December 23, 2023.
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