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The Interior Ministry reports 75 fires and 53 injured officers from 24 October protests, and says the night was calm.
Nationwide tallies for the second cost-of-living protest in France on 24 October 2026 recorded 75 fires, 53 injured law enforcement officers and 24 looted shops, according to reporting. Several other shops were also damaged.
The day also saw 1,314 arrests across the country. The available material does not say how the arrests relate to the fires, injuries or looting.
The Interior Ministry has opened several investigations into incidents from the day. In its statement, the ministry described the night that followed as calm.
The reporting does not give the locations of the fires, how they started, or which incidents the investigations cover. Each figure rests on a single report and has not been independently confirmed.
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Interior Ministry Stresses Investigations and a Calm Night
The Interior Ministry's account centres on the response after the day's incidents. It has opened several investigations and characterised the night that followed as calm. The statement, as reported, does not specify which investigations concern the fires or the looted shops, and it does not say how the day's figures compare with earlier protest days.
Fires, Injuries and Looting Mark Second Nationwide Cost-of-Living Protest
Measured by the damage recorded, the day's impact includes 75 fires, 53 injured officers and 24 looted shops. Police and businesses are the groups named in these figures. The available reporting does not say how the damage was spread across cities, what the financial cost of the losses is, or whether the injuries occurred during the same incidents as the fires.