France prepares major security deployment for Halloween protests
Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 23:52 · Updated 00:42
France plans to deploy about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes for Saturday’s demonstrations, after the interior minister warned of a high risk of public disorder. Protests are linked to anger over the cost of living; the government says demonstrations will be allowed, but some gatherings will be banned.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed nationwide for Saturday’s protests.
- The demonstrations come amid anger over the rising cost of living. The minister said protests would be permitted, but gatherings deemed at risk of disorder would be banned.
- The government cited a high risk of public disorder, while the reports provide no account of the protests’ outcome.
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- Planned deployment
- About 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide
- Protest date
- Saturday, October 31
- Previous Saturday’s crowd estimate
- About 410,000 according to the interior ministry; unions estimated roughly double
- Previous week’s arrests
- The interior ministry said more than 2,700 people were arrested
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- An earlier Lux story also reported a planned security deployment of 70,000 for Saturday’s Halloween protests. [6a1a0992-005b-46aa-bbe4-9d6f815a7a0b]
- Another earlier Lux headline linked France’s preparations for protests with the possibility of an early minimum-wage increase. [9fbe3040-2f6e-4418-bc33-eff5f2c8088d]
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