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France opens attempted-murder probe after petrol bombs hit police at protests
A homemade incendiary device exploded at the feet of a gendarme at Saturday's Paris protest, engulfing his lower body in flames. Prosecutors say explosive devices were thrown at about 15 gendarmes and police officers.
"The flammable substance was so greasy that I could feel it spreading across my skin."
— Gendarme hit by the device
People arrested across France
770 arrests
More than 770 people were arrested across France, the interior ministry said, and 159 members of law enforcement were injured during the protests and Halloween celebrations.
What we know
- Prosecutors opened an attempted-murder probe
- Reported injuries include second-degree burns
Not yet
- Who threw the devices: no arrests yet
- The full count of the injured
No suspect has been arrested, and investigators are working to identify those responsible while an assessment of the injured continues.
