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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France mobilises 70,000 police and gendarmes for Saturday protests
France will deploy some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide during a fresh round of protests this weekend, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday – warning that numerous calls for violence and looting were already circulating on social media.
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French authorities deploy 70,000 officers for Saturday protests; Louvre and other museums closed
French authorities have announced the deployment of 70,000 law enforcement officers nationwide to prevent violence during planned protests on Saturday. This move aims to avoid a repeat of last week’s unrest. Major Paris museums, including the Louvre, will be closed.…
Some 70,000 police officers will be deployed across the country in preparation for new protests this weekend, the government said on Friday, after demonstrations in France a week ago sparked some of the worst violence in years.
France prepares for another round of weekend protests
France is taking extensive measures to prepare for another expected wave of violence and protests on Saturday, a week after the country experienced some of the worst rioting it has faced in years. French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez have been on a public-relations blitz to prevent another […]
The authorities will limit the concentrations to the extra-radio and decide each permit according to the risk, after the damage suffered by thousands of shops
El Periódico
elcorreoweb.esThe French government has announced this Friday that it will deploy 70,000 agents on the streets of the main cities of the country to control the planned concentrations this weekend, in the framework of the massive mobilizations of students and 'yellow vests' against the rise of the cost of living. According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, the forces of law and order will be "inflexible" with those who star in vandalism.Continue reading....
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