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The state plans twice as many people on Thursday in the street as last week for "Let's block everything". In Montpellier, we will have to adapt...
The authorities anticipate a greater mobilization Thursday, September 18 for the day of inter-union action, than during the Bloquons movement on September 10.
What should be expected on Thursday, September 18th? Several unions have called for a strike and mobilization throughout France. Transport, National Education and pharmacies are among the main sectors involved at this stage. As during the "Block all" movement on September 10th, 80,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized. The authorities are waiting for about 400,000 demonstrators and fear incidents caused by activists on the margins …
A rising participation is expected by the authorities compared to the September 10 movement. With the presence of hundreds of radical Black Block-type elements.
For this day of mobilization, the intelligence services evoke a "hybrid threat", i.e. punched actions from the night before or early in the morning.
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