France's President Francois Hollande arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal
PARIS (Reuters) - France may make it easier for police to defend themselves under new measures laid out by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Wednesday, as police protested across the country.
Other proposed measures include doubling sanctions for insulting police, easing conditions to wear hoods to better protect the identity of police officers and 250 million euros (£222.78 million) to buy new equipment, Cazeneuve said after a meeting with President Francois Hollande and police unions.
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