Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
More than 1,300 people were arrested in another day of protests and riots, after a mass march in Paris a day earlier, according to authorities in France.
The French Interior Ministry said officials responded to 75 fires during Saturday's riots, and added that 24 shops were looted, reported the AFP news agency.
"Several investigations have been opened," the ministry said, adding that clashes had died down later on Saturday, the report said.
Overall, 1,314 arrests were made in the weekend protests, the ministry said, according to AFP.
In a statement on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said he wanted to "salute the exceptional commitment and professionalism of all the regional prefects, prefects, police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters mobilized across France to ensure the safety of our fellow citizens and allow the processions to proceed smoothly."
"But notably in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Grenoble, Nantes, Angers, Lille, and many other cities, individuals from the ultra-left and radical far-left have once again sought to sow disorder, particularly during the dispersal of the processions," he continued. "These acts are unacceptable."
The minister added that he backs police officers and other French security officials who were injured Saturday, but didn't provide specifics.
"The violence inflicted on the internal security forces, once again, is intolerable," he said, accordi
