“It was a serious injury, which I, indisputably, regret,” - France Info quotes Castaner as saying.

He noted that an investigation was immediately launched into the incident.

Castaner clarified that at present the inspectorate is conducting an investigation into 133 complaints to the police by the protesters.

Earlier it was reported that one of the participants of the Saturday action of “yellow vests” in Paris was seriously injured in a grenade explosion, which, according to eyewitnesses, occurred during clashes between protesters and the police.