France mobilises 70,000 police and gendarmes for Saturday protests
- Issued on: 23/10/2026 - 15:00Modified: 23/10/2026 - 15:16 2 min Reading time French authorities are under pressure to restore order after scenes of chaos during mass protests against the rising cost of living last weekend.
- “We have noted numerous calls coming from the ultra-left and the radical far-left movements,” Nunez told a news co
- French authorities announced the deployment of around 70,000 law enforcement personnel, including gendarmes (military police), as the country braced for potential violence during another weekend of student-led protests.
Confirmed
- Issued on: 23/10/2026 - 15:00Modified: 23/10/2026 - 15:16 2 min Reading time French authorities are under pressure to restore order after scenes of chaos during mass protests against the rising cost of living last weekend.
- “We have noted numerous calls coming from the ultra-left and the radical far-left movements,” Nunez told a news co
- French authorities announced the deployment of around 70,000 law enforcement personnel, including gendarmes (military police), as the country braced for potential violence during another weekend of student-led protests.
Sources: RFI, Times of India