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French minister warns of 'very high' violence risk as country braces for Halloween protests

France 2430 October 2026, 06:57 UTCFrance

France will deploy some 70,000 police officers in Paris and other cities ahead of a new round of nationwide protests on Saturday, with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warning of a "very high risk of public disorder". The minister pledged an "extremely firm" response after mass protests on October 17 degenerated into rioting and looting.

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