France braces for new wave of protests, govt warns of 'very high' violence risk
Summary
France’s interior minister warned of a very high risk of public disorder during protests planned for the weekend and said about 70,000 police officers would be deployed. Demonstrations over the cost of living and inequality on October 17 escalated into some of the country’s worst rioting in years.Key Facts
- The interior minister issued the warning on Thursday.
- Authorities plan to deploy around 70,000 police officers this weekend.
- The protests are linked to anger over rising living costs and inequality.
- Nationwide demonstrations took place on October 17.
- Those demonstrations escalated into severe rioting.
- The report describes the weekend protests as a new wave of demonstrations.
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