France has deployed about 70,000 police officers as nationwide protests resume amid fears of renewed violence over the rising cost of living, declining social services and inequality.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets across the country, a week after similar protests were marred by violence.
The heightened security measures also follow a deadly shooting near Paris that left one person dead and five others injured.
President Emmanuel Macron described the shooting as “a racist terrorist attack.”
France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, said police had arrested 135 people and seized various weapons as security personnel prepared for the demo...
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France Deploys 70,000 Police As Protests Resume
Source: Leadership News
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