# Video investigation October 24 protests: How did police respond to the far right?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/video-investigation-october-24-protests-how-did-police-respond-to-the-far-right/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:46:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:05:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/videos/video/2026/11/03/how-french-police-responded-to-the-far-right-during-protests_6770623_108.html
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Far-right activists targeted demonstrators in at least 10 cities.
- Video showed police response to an assault in Montpellier.
- Several investigations into aggravated assault are under way.

## Summary

A video investigation found that far-right activists targeted people at cost-of-living and school protests in at least 10 French cities on 24 October. Footage from Montpellier showed men assaulting demonstrators in front of riot police; officers restrained the victims, while the attackers were allowed to leave. The incidents have raised questions about how police handled the groups.

Similar clashes were reported in other cities, and several investigations into aggravated assault have been opened. In Nice, 11 people suspected of far-right links were arrested after an attack that left several people injured. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez rejected claims that police protected or coordinated with the activists, while saying officers had not worked with them.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.