AT LEAST 40 ARRESTED DURING PROTESTS

PARIS, OCTOBER 17 /SRNA/ – Paris police announced that 40 individuals were arrested during unrest at protests in the French capital, AFP reports.

According to the police, the arrests were made by 9:30 a.m., with most individuals taken into custody for possessing prohibited items, including weapons.

Police used tear gas and batons in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, following the outbreak of violence as protesters attempted to block traffic and set up barricades.

In Paris, protesters also blocked the premises of the news network CNews, where 21 of the 40 total arrests took place.

Additionally, a group of masked individuals blocked the entrance to a parking area at a building in Paris that houses the headquarters of the Europe 1 network.