According to figures released by the Interior Ministry on Saturday, 1,311 people were arrested across the country during the fourth consecutive night of urban violence.
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The tension did not fall after the death of young Nahel. According to the latest report from the Ministry of the Interior, established at 11 a.m. on Saturday July 1, there were 1,311 arrests throughout the country after violence that occurred overnight from Friday to Saturday, the fourth consecutive night of urban violence a little everywhere in France. Tensions were particularly high in the Paris region, where 406 people were arrested, said the Paris police headquarters for its area, which covers the capital, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val -de-Marne.
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In Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône), four police officers were injured by shotgun fire; two have bruises and two impacts on the nose and thigh, according to the Ministry of the Interior. A total of 79 police and gendarmes were injured. This report also reports 2,560 fires on public roads and 1,350 vehicle fires, as well as 266 fires or damage to buildings, including 26 town halls, 24 schools and five justice establishments. Earlier, the ministry reported 31 attacks on police stations, 16 attacks on municipal police stations and 11 gendarmerie barracks.
Traveling overnight in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines), Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin estimated that the violence that punctuated many cities throughout the country was of a “lower intensity”.