During mass protests in France on Oct. 24, police arrested about a thousand people, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said at a briefing. The security forces managed to prevent many cases of looting, but there was some damage to property and looting of shops, the minister noted. However, he said, the demonstrations were generally calm. "Currently the number of detainees is approaching a thousand. Obviously, this figure will increase when we finally collect all the data," he said. RBC channel at max.