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Macron Condemns Oct. 18 Riots as 2,000 Detained

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  • President Emmanuel Macron condemned the Oct. 18 riots and blamed ultra-left groups.
  • Over 2,000 were detained and more than 600 police, firefighters and gendarmes injured.
  • A 22-year-old police officer died after a vehicle hit him in Nantes.
  • A protester died of cardiac arrest north of Paris amid the riots.
  • The Federation of Commerce and Distribution said about 1,500 businesses were damaged, costing hundreds of millions of euros.