
内政部周日(10月25日)表示,在冲突中有53名警察受伤。逮捕行动发生在周六因生活成本高企而在主要城市爆发的大规模示威活动边缘出现暴力之际。
the interior ministry said on Sunday (Oct 25), adding that 53 officers were hurt in clashes. The arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of living.
这是法国连续第二个周末出现动荡,该国将于4月和5月举行总统大选,选出接替已届两任期限的埃马纽埃尔·马克龙的人选。
It was the second consecutive weekend of unrest in France, which is heading to presidential elections in April and May to choose a successor to Emmanuel Macron, who is reaching his two-term limit.
内政部表示,警方在周六的抗议活动中处置了75起火灾,并称有24家商店遭洗劫。
The interior ministry said police responded to 75 fires during Saturday's protests, adding that 24 shops were looted.
内政部在一份声明中表示:“已开启多项调查”,但未透露细节。声明称,冲突平息后,周六晚间其余时间“平静”。内政部周日的声明未说明有多少抗议者受伤。
"Several investigations have been opened," it said in a statement, without giving details. It said that the rest of Saturday night, after the clashes had died down, was "calm". The ministry statement on Sunday did not say how many protesters were hurt.
周六晚些时候,内政部长洛朗·努内兹提到抗议者中有两人重伤:一名在图卢兹,一名在克莱蒙费朗。
Late Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez spoke of two serious injuries among protesters: one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand.
向内政部汇报工作的图卢兹省政府告诉法新社,一名20岁男子手部受重伤。
PROTESTERS HURT The Toulouse prefecture, which reports to the interior ministry, told AFP that a 20-year-old man was seriously hurt with a wound to his hand.
一名救治示威者的街头医疗员在匿名条件下告诉法新社,该男子右手“数根手指”被炸飞。
A street medic who tended demonstrators told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that the man had "several fingers" blown off his right hand.
克莱蒙费朗省政府表示,当地也有一名男子手部受伤,但未造成手指截肢。
The prefecture covering Clermont-Ferrand said a man there also had a hand hurt, but did not suffer the loss of any fingers.
法国地区性日报《新共和国报》报道,普瓦捷有一名男子左眼受伤,并刊登了一名男子捂着脸部的照片。
A French regional daily, La Nouvelle Republique, reported that a man in Poitiers was hurt in his left eye, showing a photo of a man holding his face.
该报摄影记者告诉法新社,伤者是一名19岁青年,在防暴警察发射闪光弹和催泪弹冲锋时受伤。
The newspaper's photographer told AFP he was a 19-year-old who was wounded during a charge by riot police firing stun grenades and tear gas.
最近几周,在法国的学生抗议活动中,已发生多起民众被警方闪光弹或催泪弹致残的事件。
There have been several instances in recent weeks, during student protests in France, of people being maimed by police stun grenades or tear gas grenades.
目前尚不清楚周六报告的伤害是否由这些警用武器造成。官员称,至少在部分案件中已开启调查。
It was not known if the injuries reported from Saturday were from those police weapons. Officials said investigations had been opened in at least some of the cases.