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French minister warns of 'very high' violence risk as country braces for Halloween protests
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PUBLISHEDOct 30, 2026, 6:57 AM
What the source reports
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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