France, Paris and protests
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France braces for another weekend of protests
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While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters, and France’s fraught politics, suggest unrest could grow.
The EU’s second-largest economy has emerged as the biggest victim of soaring global yields. Its troubles are like those of most other countries, only worse.
Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.
PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - France will deploy 70,000 police at nationwide protests on Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday, looking to prevent a repeat of the violence and looting that shocked the country last weekend.
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Nearly 1,000 arrested across France as police find potential weapons on protestors: officials
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says nearly 1,000 people were arrested as 70,000 police officers deployed across the country amid nationwide protests.