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France braces for new wave of protests, govt warns of 'very high' violence risk

France 2430 October 2026, 14:35 UTCFrance

France's interior minister on Thursday warned of a "very high risk of public disorder" and announced the deployment of around 70,000 police officers for a new wave of protests this weekend. France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 degenerating into some of the country's worst rioting in years. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us more.

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