France announced the arrest of 2,700 protesters.

The Minister of Justice of France announced that 2700 people have been arrested since Saturday and 217 of them have been sent to prison.

According to IRNA's TASS news agency, Gerald Darmanen told reporters on Thursday: Since Saturday, 2,700 people have been arrested by the police, and 217 of them have been sent to prison.

Gerald Darman added: Very strict measures were taken. The courts began to quickly try people and the number of detainees would increase.

Irna Jahan