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 and follows unrest that damaged shops and public buildings nationwide.
- 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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lrytas.ltFrance is set to see another wave of large protests on Saturday, with authorities keeping in place a curfew and restrictions on gatherings after rioters vandalized property in several cities earlier this month.
The French government has put 70,000 police on standby to suppress a new wave of protests and unrest.
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France has mobilized some 70,000 security forces for planned protests on October 31. Authorities expect demonstrations in Paris and several other cities, including evening gatherings, which the interior ministry said were called for after 8 p.m. “October 31 is a day with a very high risk for public order,” Interior Minister Laurent Nunes said. He warned that security forces would respond “extremely firmly” to attempts at violence and destruction…
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