French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deployed 70,000 security forces nationwide today while regional authorities shuttered 24 metro stations and barricaded store fronts along the Champs Elysees. High density security barriers and armored intervention vehicles moved into central Paris districts as government officials warned of high risks of violence during trade union and youth demonstrations.
The massive military and police mobilization responds to severe national unrest that paralyzed French urban centers a week prior. On October 17, nationwide cost of living demonstrations spiraled into widespread violence, resulting in over 1,800 arrests, hundreds of injured officers, and extensive looting across major commercial corridors in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/live-blog/france-faces-new-wave-of-nationwide-protests/6915
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