France to mobilise 70,000 security forces for Saturday protest, interior minister says
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says officers will target looting and violence as unions and counter-protesters plan marches.
- 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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70,000 police, gendarmerie and military personnel will be deployed across France tomorrow in anticipation of another wave of mass riots
70,000 police, gendarmerie and military personnel will be deployed across France tomorrow in anticipation of another wave of mass riots.#France@new_militarycolumnist
France will deploy around 70,000 security officers across the country during new protests this weekend, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday.
Some 70,000 members of the security forces will be mobilized to maintain order during the protests that will take place this Saturday throughout France, as announced on Friday by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The announcement occurred while President Emmanuel Macron planned to meet this Friday afternoon in Paris with student organizations, for the first time since the protests began at the institutes more than a month ago. Follow our live web…
France will mobilize around 70,000 security agents across the country for the new demonstrations planned for this weekend, said Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Friday (23). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp He warned that calls for violence and looting were already circulating on social networks. "We identified numerous calls for extreme left and extreme left radical movements," Nunez said in a press conference. Ac…
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PARIS (ANP/AFP/RTR) - France is deploying 70,000 police officers and gendarmes on Saturday to maintain order during the expected major day of protests. The French government admitted last week that it was not well prepared for the major riots that broke out during demonstrations across the country and wants this time to...
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