ParisPetrol bombs thrown at 15 gendarmes prompted an attempted-murder probe.
The interior ministry says more than 770 people were arrested across France at the weekend.
A firebomb burst at one gendarme’s feet, and the gendarmerie said 13 members of his unit were injured.
The ministry counts 159 officers injured across the protests and Halloween celebrations.
Investigators have arrested no suspects, and presidential elections are six months away.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 60+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- foregrounds the attempted-murder charge and the officer-in-flames video, with no arrests yet, framing the unrest around the injured security forces
Sources: Al Jazeera Online