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France braced for fresh unrest as 70,000 police deployed across 150 planned demonstrations – Europe live

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France is deploying 70,000 police to prevent further riots during protests against high living costs and poor education, signaling a severe domestic security crisis.

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French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’France is bracing for a third weekend of protests, with police deploying 70,000 officers in an effort to prevent a repeat of the riots and looting that have swept the country in recent weeks.Nationwide protests over the rising cost of living and the deteriorating education system have drawn hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets. Some demonstrations have descended into violence, with widespread looting and vandalism reported on 17 October. Continue reading...

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