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France to deploy 70,000 police on Saturday to prevent civil unrest

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France is deploying 70,000 police, including elite counter-terrorism units, to prevent further civil unrest following severe street violence linked to cost-of-living protests.

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Security forces to include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism after worst street violence in yearsEurope live – latest updatesFrance will deploy about 70,000 police around the country on Saturday as the government seeks to prevent more civil unrest after some of the worst street violence in years erupted on the fringes of cost-of-living protests last weekend.The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said on ⁠Friday ⁠the security forces would include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism operations and hostage rescues, adding that there had been social media calls for violence from “ultra-left” groups. Continue reading...

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