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France to deploy 70,000 police for Oct. 31 protests

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez will deploy 70,000 police and gendarmes in Paris and other cities.
He warned of a very high risk of public disorder on October 31.
Demonstrations are allowed but banned in city centres because of disorder risk.
Protests on October 17 devolved into rioting and looting, among the worst in years.
Student union secretary-general Manon Moret called the meeting a “dialogue of the deaf” over police violence.

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez will deploy 70,000 police and gendarmes in Paris and other cities.
He warned of a very high risk of public disorder on October 31.
Demonstrations are allowed but banned in city centres because of disorder risk.
Protests on October 17 devolved into rioting and looting, among the worst in years.
Student union secretary-general Manon Moret called the meeting a “dialogue of the deaf” over police violence.