France braces for Yellow Vest and student protests as 70,000 police deploy
Briefing by News4U · First published
France is bracing for another weekend of mass demonstrations as students and labor unions plan an authorized Saturday march in central Paris against the high cost of living, while Yellow Vest organizers separately urge "mass disobedience" at a banned rally near Place de la Concorde. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 70,000 police and security forces will be deployed nationwide over the weekend and that authorities will be ready for rioters and looters. France 24 reported unions and student groups returning to the streets after weeks of youth-led unrest and nationwide strikes that drew hundreds of thousands of workers. [1] [2]
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- France braces for more nationwide protests as Yellow Vests urge 'mass disobedience'
France 24 English · · Full text
- France braces for new round of student and Yellow Vest protests in Paris
DW English · · Full text