2,600 police officers and gendarmes injured during protests in France

A total of 2,600 police officers and gendarmes have been injured during protests held in France since September.

Operativ Media reports that Fabien Vanhemelryck, secretary general of the Alliance police union, stated this in comments to RTL radio.

According to him, the injuries of all those wounded were medically documented. Vanhemelryck expressed concern over the scale of violence during the demonstrations.

He also noted that approximately 12,000 people were detained and between 3,000 and 4,000 were arrested in connection with the protests.