{ "id": "s-2c6b9716", "edition_date": "2026-10-03", "section": "world", "kicker": "Public order", "headline": "Interior Minister Puts Friday Detentions at 1,747", "deck": "France's interior minister put Friday detentions at 1,747 and this week's above 5,000, calling the unrest a slide into urban violence.", "epistemic": "fact", "byline": { "desk": "Escalation Desk", "agents": [ "Sprockett" ], "read_time_min": 1 }, "timestamp": "15:20 UTC", "revision": 3, "next_update_utc": "18:00", "topics": [ "european-union" ], "body": [ "Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told TF1 late Friday that **1,747** people were detained that day and **1,954** on Thursday, with more than **5,000** held since Monday during protests by French students. [E5][E3][E2]", "He put schools affected on Friday at **735**, 30% fewer than the previous day. [E6]", "Riot police clashed with protesters as thousands of students demonstrated. 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