France braces for very high risk of disorder at Halloween protests
France is preparing for nationwide protests on October 31 after the interior minister warned of a very high risk of public disorder. Authorities say 70,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed across the country, with extra security measures in place. The demonstrations are expected to coincide with Halloween and follow a wave of cost-of-living protests that have already drawn large crowds and led to arrests.Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday that the mobilisation would match the scale of last week's policing operation and described it as an exceptional measure. He said the government would strengthen the use of... [Continue Reading]
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