France Deploys 70,000 Police Officers Amid Warnings of High Risk of Violence at Halloween Protests
Authorities say 70,000 officers and gendarmes will be mobilized as officials warn of a very high risk of disorder and ban some Halloween gatherings.
- 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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Some 70,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized.
Trade unions require increases in wages and retirement pensions, a higher budget for the financing of public services and a state support plan to protect employment in the French industrial sector.
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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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…
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