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Major protests in France: French shop owners brace for more unrest

France 2423 October 2026, 08:46 UTCFrance

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that "illegitimate" protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed "seditious" ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend's riots and looting.

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