France deploys 70,000 police as nationwide protests continue
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France deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday as demonstrators returned to the streets a week after widespread looting and vandalism. The security operation included elite units, mounted officers, helicopters, water cannon, drones and armoured vehicles.
Tens of thousands marched peacefully in Paris against the rising cost of living, cuts to public services and inequality. The broader protest movement began with high school students demanding better facilities and staffing before expanding across the country.
Unrest was less severe than the previous weekend, although scattered confrontations occurred. Police used tear gas in Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille and Nice, where a water cannon was also deployed. Hooded youths clashed with police in Marseille and Lyon. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 135 people had been arrested nationwide by early afternoon, including some detained after searches uncovered fireworks, ball bearings and other potential weapons.
Paris authorities closed more than 20 metro stations, while shopkeepers boarded up storefronts. The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Paris Opera and other cultural institutions shut as a precaution. Several demonstrations elsewhere were banned or restricted.
In Orléans, opponents of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally were expected to gather as the party held its congress. Authorities had expected tens of thousands of counter-protesters and barred the demonstration from the city centre.
President Emmanuel Macron met student representatives on Friday, but they urged students to continue protesting until the government offered concrete proposals addressing their demands.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Change the Orléans turnout from a reported event to an expected demonstration. - "In Orléans, opponents of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally gathered as the party held its congress.": The sources say 20,000 to 30,000 opponents were expected to gather, not that they had gathered.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
France deploys 70,000 police as nationwide protests continue
France deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday as demonstrators returned to the streets a week after widespread looting and vandalism. The security operation included elite units, mounted officers, helicopters, water cannon, drones and armoured vehicles.
Tens of thousands marched peacefully in Paris against the rising cost of living, cuts to public services and inequality. The broader protest movement began with high school students demanding better facilities and staffing before expanding across the country.
Unrest was less severe than the previous weekend, although scattered confrontations occurred. Police used tear gas in Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille and Nice, where a water cannon was also deployed. Hooded youths clashed with police in Marseille and Lyon. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 135 people had been arrested nationwide by early afternoon, including some detained after searches uncovered fireworks, ball bearings and other potential weapons.
Paris authorities closed more than 20 metro stations, while shopkeepers boarded up storefronts. The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Paris Opera and other cultural institutions shut as a precaution. Several demonstrations elsewhere were banned or restricted.
In Orléans, opponents of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally gatheredwere expected to gather as the party held its congress. Authorities had expected tens of thousands of counter-protesters and barred the demonstration from the city centre.
President Emmanuel Macron met student representatives on Friday, but they urged students to continue protesting until the government offered concrete proposals addressing their demands.
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