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France recorded 135 arrests and 136 public-road actions nationwide by 13:00 on 24 October, with counts still provisional.
By 13:00 on 24 October, 136 actions on public roads had been recorded across France, according to reporting on the nationwide mobilisation. Over the same period, 135 arrests had been recorded nationwide.
The interior minister has said that some marches will not pass through city centres. The reporting does not specify which routes are affected or how many marches the measure covers.
The figures are a snapshot taken at 13:00 and may change as the day continues. Each figure rests on a single report, so the counts cannot be independently confirmed. The reporting also does not define what qualifies as a recorded action or arrest.
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Police Record 135 Arrests as Route Restrictions Take Effect
By 13:00, 135 arrests had been logged nationwide, a figure that reflects the security posture set for the day. The interior minister's statement that some marches will avoid city centres points to routing as one tool used alongside arrests. The available reporting gives no breakdown of where the arrests took place or on what grounds they were made.
136 Actions Recorded on Public Roads as Nationwide Protests Continue
By 13:00, 136 actions had been recorded on public roads across France, indicating that the day's mobilisation was active in many places at once. The interior minister's note that some marches will not enter city centres shows how the planned routes have been shaped. The reporting does not describe the size of individual actions or how organisers responded.