🇫🇷 France Deploys 70,000 Security Personnel as Businesses Brace for Renewed Protests
🚨 France Prepares for Another Day of Protests
France is preparing for another tense weekend as authorities mobilise approximately 70,000 police officers and gendarmes for demonstrations planned across the country on Saturday, October 24.
The security operation follows unrest during protests the previous weekend, when peaceful demonstrations were overshadowed by looting, vandalism and clashes with police. Protesters have raised concerns about rising living costs, school conditions and pressure on public services.
Sources: Euronews, Reuters, Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP)…
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