France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police

What happened: French prosecutors opened an attempted murder investigation after petrol bombs were thrown at police during unrest, French media reported. An image showed an officer with his leg on fire during a clash with protesters in Paris on Saturday. Key numbers: More than 770 arrests on Saturday, roughly half the previous week's total, per the interior ministry. Why it matters: Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said throwing a molotov cocktail at a police line was "what I call a murder attempt," and police said no one had been arrested for the attack caught on camera.

French prosecutors opened an attempted murder investigation after petrol bombs were thrown at police during unrest, French media reported. An image showed an officer with his leg on fire during a clash with protesters in Paris on Saturday.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said throwing a molotov cocktail at a police line was "what I call a murder attempt," and police said no one had been arrested for the attack caught on camera.