An armored personnel carrier parked at the Arc de Triomphe in preparation for the Liberty Convoy action in ParisPARIS Feb 13 . Law enforcement forces made 97 arrests and drew up 513 protocols for the Liberty Escort action in Paris on Saturday, the prefecture of police reports. ,» the police prefecture's Twitter account said in a statement posted on Sunday.
#Manifestation | Bilan global à #Paris:
➡️ 97 interpellations
➡️ 513 verbalisations
La @prefpolice maintient son dispositif ce dimanche. pic.twitter.com/QFZ2pD14Xl
— Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) February 13, 2022 On Saturday, BFMTV, citing the Interior Ministry, reported that more than 32,000 people took part in a protest action against covid restrictions «Freedom Convoy» on Saturday across France, about 7.6 thousand in Paris. French motorists, inspired by protests in Canada, left on Wednesday from the south of France, on Thursday and Friday from other regions of the country — to Paris to hold a rally against restrictions imposed against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic. The police of the French capital banned the demonstration, called the «Convoy of Freedom». More than 7,000 police and gendarmes were mobilized in Paris to prevent the Liberty Convoy from blocking the city's roads. dispersal of the «Convoy of Freedom»