1,000 detained in France amid protests: Interior Minister

Moscow, Oct 25 (Sputnik/UNI) Around 1,000 people were detained in France during mass demonstrations against the rising cost of living that took place across the country on Saturday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. Official data show that over 400,000 people took part in the demonstrations. "So far, nearly 1,000 arrests have been made," Nunez told reporters. These are only preliminary figures, and the number will increase significantly later on, the minister added. During the October 17 protests, 385 people were known to have been detained by this same point in time, he also said. Earlier in the day, a…