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A burned car Amiens August 15, 2012 – Philippe Huguen AFP

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The new year did less damage this year. According to figures from the Ministry of Interior, 940 cars were burned during the night of New Year’s Eve on Thursday. A figure down from last year when 1,067 vehicles were burned, or 12% less

Also on the number of arrests. 308 against 322 last night on the occasion the transition to the year 2014.

“The consistent, active and dissuasive mobilization of security forces has helped prevent the occurrence of major incidents in the country, except in Paris where a brawl caused the death of a young man “in the Trocadéro district, the ministry said. The alleged perpetrator was “immediately arrested”, “the survey (…) will shed light on the circumstances of this tragic event,” is he said.