British News Agency

According to CCTV, nationwide protests in France against cuts to education funding and rising living costs continued for a second weekend. During the demonstrations, police detained approximately 1,000 people and confiscated weapons and gas masks.

According to information reported by CCTV, BFM TV, citing data from the French Ministry of the Interior, stated that around 410,000 people participated in demonstrations across the country. The General Confederation of Labour (CGT), however, reported that the number of participants approached 800,000, with 250,000 people marching in Paris alone.

According to information attributed to the CGT, more than 500 demonstrators attacked security forces in the Cours de Vincennes area in eastern Paris. Authorities announced that more than 70,000 police officers and gendarmes had been deployed to bring the situation under control.

Demonstrations were authorized in eight cities, including Lille, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Grenoble, Marseille, Toulouse, Amiens and Paris.

The protests, which began on October 17, emerged in response to cuts to education funding and the rising cost of living. The government had estimated that approximately 550,000 people participated in demonstrations on the first day of protests.