Demonstrationen: Protesttag in Frankreich: Viele Kontrollen und Festnahmen

France held a protest day on Tuesday, with authorities conducting numerous checks and arresting 135 people. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported no major incidents in the first half of the day. In Paris, over 1,000 checks were carried out, with many dangerous items seized, including bowling balls, slingshots, and a Softair weapon.

Nuñez described the checks as "extremely productive" and emphasized the need for vigilance. Police forces estimated around 35,000 people in public spaces, with the figure rising to 60,000 the previous Saturday. The minister noted a significant increase in police presence compared to the previous week, with 70,000 officers initially announced for street duty.

Demonstrations by young people demanding better school equipment joined the protests against high living costs. Several cities imposed assembly bans and curfews due to fears of riots and looting witnessed at the end of last weekend's gatherings. In Marseille, the prefecture approved a trade union demonstration after initially banning all assemblies.

Lyon banned demonstrations in most of its downtown area. Nizza, under prefectural orders, banned all assemblies, deploying police, gendarmes, and special units in the city center. The route of a union-led demonstration in Paris was moved to the city's outskirts by the prefecture, angering trade unions. The CGT-organized demonstration was rerouted between Bastille and Nation squares, but the administrative court upheld the prefecture's decision.

Orléans, site of the right-wing Rassemblement National party congress, saw 11,000 protesters gather at midday, with 3,000 security and rescue personnel deployed on the weekend. An act of violence involving a shooting in cars with an automatic weapon left one person dead and five injured near Paris. The shooter and five others were subsequently arrested, including relatives and friends. President Emmanuel Macron referred to the incident as a "racist terror attack."