France Arrests 2,397 and Reports 997 Injured Security Forces

The unrest was concentrated in Paris and Toulouse, where looters and arsonists targeted city streets for two consecutive days. To restore order at the Place de la République, where nearly 1,000 protesters gathered, French police deployed the CRS-8 rapid intervention unit. President Emmanuel Macron authorized the specialized reinforcements as the disturbances escalated from demonstrations to organized urban violence.