PARIS, January 2. /TASS/. Hooligans burned down almost 1,000 vehicles in France during the New Year night, BFMTV channel reports, citing the Ministry of Interior. In total, 984 cars were set on fire.

In France, the government has deployed 45,000 police and several armoured vehicles to tackle the widespread protests and riots continuing for the last four days. France's interior ministry said that ...