France Deploys 70,000 Police Officers Amid Warnings of High Risk of Violence at Halloween Protests
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the deployment matches last week’s police presence as authorities brace for renewed unrest over the cost of living.
- On Thursday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced 70,000 police will deploy nationwide for Saturday's protests, calling the mobilization an "exceptional measure" as demonstrations coincide with Halloween.
- Nationwide protests over the rising cost of living have rocked France, with the "yellow vest" movement calling for a "third act" of demonstrations outside the National Assembly and town halls.
- Demonstrations last Saturday drew about 410,000 participants, while more than 2,700 people were arrested a week earlier; Nunez warned groups that clashed in about 15 French cities that authorities will tolerate no excesses.
- Demonstrators are prohibited from gathering in city centres, Nunez said, warning against using Halloween as "a legitimate reason to hide one's face," while gatherings calling for a "revolution" are banned.
- Police will be "extremely firm" against potential violence, employing armored vehicles and water cannons; security measures introduced last week will be strengthened following recent riots in Paris where protests degenerated into looting.
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According to the French Interior Minister, unrest is expected to be particularly severe on Saturday evening.
The third day of mobilization against expensive life and high school anger, today, coincides with Halloween. The government fears new overflows and renews a security system...
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Radio France InternationaleFrench authorities fear new street violence at Halloween protests
PARIS — Shops and other businesses in Paris on Friday were boarding up windows amid fears of fresh street violence, as France braced for a third consecutive weekend of protests that coincide with Halloween celebrations. The demonstrations come in an increasingly febrile political climate, with presidential elections just six months away and far-right leader Marine Le Pen leading opinion polls. President Emmanuel Macron this week said it was "not…
The Ministers of the Interior and Justice increased their alarmist statements and calls for firmness before the new day of national mobilization for purchasing power.
The Paris police announced on Friday the introduction of a curfew in two areas of the center of the French capital on Saturday and Sunday nights. The decision is an attempt to contain possible disturbances during demonstrations against the high cost of living and the Halloween festivities. The entities responsible for the mobilizations criticized the decision and accused the authorities of restricting the right to protest. The measure occurs at …
According to the French authorities, efforts to maintain law and order remain necessary and “are justified by the existence of disturbances in public order”.
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