France deploys 70,000 police as cost-of-living protests coincide with Halloween
Summary
France is bracing for a third weekend of protests on Saturday, Halloween, as authorities try to prevent a repeat of the street violence that swept the country two weeks ago. Demonstrations over the rising cost of living are planned across the country, with nearly half a million people expected on the streets, and the government is deploying 70,000 police officers. Shops have been boarded up, and in Paris a last-minute court ruling restricted a march to the eastern outskirts of the capital. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has warned protesters that covering their faces with Halloween costumes could result in fines. Protesters in Paris began marching from Porte de Bagnolet, with demonstrations also taking place in Lille and Lyon, and two French student unions have called for blockades of schools and universities on Tuesday and Thursday.
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RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports that France is braced for a third weekend of protests coinciding with Halloween, with shops boarded up and authorities scrambling to prevent a repeat of the street violence that swept the country two weeks ago.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that mass protests are expected to sweep across France this Saturday, coinciding with Halloween celebrations, as authorities deploy a major security operation.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that nearly half a million people are expected to take to the streets over the rising cost of living, that the government is deploying 70,000 police officers, and that a last-minute court ruling restricted a Paris march to the eastern outskirts of the capital.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that French interior minister Laurent Nuñez warned protesters that covering their faces with Halloween costumes could result in fines, and that two French student unions have called for blockades of schools and universities on Tuesday and Thursday.
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