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France plans to deploy 70,000 police for fresh protests as museums close, march restrictions tighten and tensions rise ahead of presidential elections.

Why France Is Sending 70,000 Security Personnel Onto Its Streets

France will deploy about 70,000 security personnel nationwide on Saturday, October 24, following some of its worst urban violence in years. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned that social media carried calls for violence and looting. The deployment represents roughly 20 percent more personnel than last weekend, amid questions about police

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