French Police Detain 135 at Cost-of-Living Protests, Make New Arrests in Shooting Probe

French police detained 135 people on Saturday during security operations surrounding demonstrations against the high cost of living.

Police also seized weapons and dangerous objects while securing the protests. The information provided did not specify where the detentions took place or what items were confiscated.

Separately, counterterrorism prosecutors announced the arrest of three additional people as part of an investigation into a shooting near Paris.

The shooting took place on Friday. No further details were provided about the three people arrested or their suspected roles in the attack.

The protest-related detentions and the arrests in the shooting investigation were announced as separate developments, with no link established between them.