Up to 70,000 Police Mobilized to Curb Violence at France Protests - National
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"We were more prepared... once we caught the lightning, we try not to be surprised anymore", sums up a policeman, specialist in the maintenance of order in Paris, where between 110,000 and 250,000 people have demonstrated according to the sources. But, he warns, "we must not have the movement spread even further". "We are in almost maximum capacity, we cannot be everywhere and sufficiently strong". In total on Saturday, the processions for the p…
The Parisian demonstration combined a multitude of demands and took place in a calm atmosphere, despite the security situation after the violence of 17 October and a last-minute change of course. Some tensions were reported at the end of the day.
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in France after protests involving more than 400,000 people. Authorities mobilized 70,000 law enforcement personnel.
Movement was forbidden by the authorities to advance with the protest march he had called, from that place to Opera Square.
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