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    Tuesday, January 28, 2014

    Hollande Protests: 250 Arrested, 19 Police Officers Injured

    Hundreds of arrests were made after 17,000 hit the streets of Paris to protest about President Francois Hollande’s leadership.
    Nineteen police officers were injured after what had been a peaceful demonstration turned violent, police said.
    Clashes erupted as the demonstration came to an end. Some of the protesters wearing ski masks and hoods threw bottles, firecrackers, and iron bars at police, local media reported.
    Interior Minister Manuel Valls condemned the violence “by individuals, varied groups from the extreme and ultra-right, whose only goal is to create unrest”.
    The number of detentions and injuries is higher than previous protests against Mr Hollande, whose handling of the economy has caused anger in France.

    Some 50 associations were involved in the initial protest, including conservative and far-right groups. But many of the larger groups opposed to his policies avoided the demonstration.
    The protests come as France’s former first lady Valerie Trierweiler visited India on her first public engagement since Mr Hollande announced on Saturday that he was splitting up with her following allegations he was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet.
    Mrs Trierweiler, a career journalist, travelled to Mumbai to fulfil a long-standing commitment to the trip highlighting the plight of malnourished children.
    She was pictured visiting a hospital paediatric ward where she cuddled and kissed children while speaking with mothers about nutrition, but did not mention her relationship with Mr Hollande.
    Ms Trierweiler was hospitalised last week with what aides described as shock following a tabloid’s publication of photos it said proved her husband was having an affair.

    Trierweiler’s chief of staff, Patrice Biancone, said that her office as first lady would be formally ended tomorrow.
    Asked about her future, she said: “I’ve got time to reflect. I’ve still got a few more years to live.”
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