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Amid clashes between protesters and police in Paris, a record number of people have been arrested in the capital.
On Sunday, October 18, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that police have arrested more than 1,800 during French protests.
A 'record' arrests made amid Paris protests
Previously, the prosecutor's office revealed that more than 500 were being held in custody amid violence in the city after 855 people were arrested in the capital.
According to the office, of those in custody, 346 were adults and 171 were minors, for a total of 517.
Paris and many other French cities experienced clashes between police and protesters on Saturday, October 17, with videos from the sites showing fire on the streets and widespread looting.
Paris' deputy mayor Lamia El Aaraje said the capital had been hit by "a level of violence that I believe we had never seen before".
A protester dies from cardiorespiratory arrest
On Sunday, October 18, police shared that a demonstrator died from cardiorespiratory arrest during protests in Paris, stressing that the death was not linked to police or the clashes between the authorities and the demonstrators.
French Green Party leader Marine Tondelier called for Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to resign, slamming the law enforcement response to Saturday's nationwide protests as an "absolute disaster".
What kick started the protests in France?
Demonstrations across France were boosted by groups angry about high prices and the fraying of a social welfare system.
While hundreds of thousands protested peacefully in street marches in scores of cities, violent fringe groups targeted public buildings, luxury boutiques and supermarkets and attacked police vehicles and officers.
Saturday's mobilisation followed calls on social media to revive the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests) movement, which emerged in 2018 against social injustice.
The protests began last month over poor education system, teacher absences and shabby facilities, which quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality, weak public spending and falling standards.
