On New Year's Eve, marked by a few incidents and clandestine parties, the police arrested 662 people and issued 6,650 verbalizations for non-compliance with the curfew, said Friday the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin .
During the night, 25 wounded police and gendarmes, Gérald Darmanin said, giving “
all his support to personnel injured in the performance of their duties as well as to their relatives
”.
An illegal party bringing together 2,500 people still underway in Brittany
"
Even if the incidents were less important than in previous years
", "
individuals took to task, sometimes very violently with the use of fireworks mortars, the police,
" said the minister in a statement. communicated.
There were “
662 arrests
” and “
407 individuals
” placed in police custody, he added.
The
police
also carried out "
45,400 checks
" and drew up "
6,650 fines for non-compliance with the curfew
", detailed the minister.
He welcomed "
that the curfew has been particularly respected in Paris, the usual place of gatherings
".
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