A total of 540 people were arrested in France, including 305 in Paris, during the May 1 demonstrations, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday. In the capital, 259 police and gendarmes were wounded, said the minister, interviewed on BFMTV.
"We must have the strongest criminal sanctions against those who attack the police," he added, calling for an "anti-thug law" In France, "61 demonstrators were injured, including 32 in Paris," said the interior minister.