France to mobilise 70,000 security forces for Saturday protest, interior minister says
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said calls for violence and looting are circulating online as authorities prepare a massive security operation.
- On Friday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced 70,000 police and gendarmes will deploy Saturday across France to maintain order amid threats of looting from the ultra-left.
- Nunez warned of social media calls to target public buildings, necessitating the massive deployment following recent unrest on October 17, which resulted in looting across several cities.
- In Orléans, authorities expect 10,000 to 15,000 counter-protesters to gather Saturday near the National Rally presidential campaign launch. Mayor Serge Grouard warned the city "must not become what we saw in Paris, Marseille or Rennes."
- Prefects banned or restricted gatherings in Lyon, Rouen, and Grenoble due to disorder risks, while authorities authorized one union march in Paris and Nunez promised to act "with great firmness" against troublemakers.
- A nationwide strike on November 5 has investors cautious, while prediction markets currently price a 7.0% chance of a state of emergency declaration by October 31.
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More than 70,000 police and military personnel are deployed in France in the face of possible violent acts in new protests.
The French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, announced this Friday the deployment of 70,000 police and gendarmes throughout the country, in response to the call for new protests and the confirmation of calls in the networks to commit looting and destruction. “We will be relentless with the looters and rioters. The instructions I have given are that ... Continue reading “France will deploy 70,000 police in the face of threats of violent pr…
In France, national demonstrations are announced again today.
Macron’s government seeks to avoid the recurrence of serious riots on Saturday; as many as 500,000 protesters are expected
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