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French PM announces 1,200 arrests and 150 police officers and gendarmes injured on protest day

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police/gendarmes following violent disturbances across French cities on Saturday, October 18, 2026. The government defended detention of those attacking security forces or public buildings, while the Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin instructed prosecutors to seek preventive detention for such offenders. Media reports cited 270 commercial establishments and official building sites as damaged during the unrest.

Key points

• French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police/gendarmes following violent disturbances across French cities on Saturday, October 18, 2026.
• The Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin instructed prosecutors to seek preventive detention for those attacking security forces or public buildings.

Context

Violent disturbances occurred across French cities on Saturday, October 18, 2026, prompting the government's response. The Prime Minister defended the use of preventive detention measures against those attacking security forces or public buildings.

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Evidence is limited to official government statements and media reports citing 270 damaged commercial establishments and one destroyed municipal building. Specific casualty numbers for non-police personnel are not provided, and the extent of property damage beyond the cited examples remains unverified.

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