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Curfews, 70,000 police and Halloween fears: France braces for fresh protests

Mass protests are expected to sweep across France this Saturday, coinciding with Halloween celebrations as authorities deploy a major security operation.

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00:00France is preparing for another day of protests, which authorities warning of a very high risk
00:04of disorder on Halloween.
00:06Around 70,000 police officers are due to be deployed across the country as students, trade
00:11unions and Yellow West protesters demonstrate for a third consecutive weekend.
00:15The protests began over school conditions but have widened to include anger over the
00:20cost of living.
00:21Unions say government measures announced this week do not go far enough.
00:26Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said demonstrations would be kept out of city centres with marches
00:32allowed on the outskirts.
00:35In Paris, protesters will follow a route from Porte de Bagnolet to Porte de Charenton after
00:40the Council of State overturned an earlier decision that had approved a march between Bastille
00:44and Nacion.
00:46A night-time curfew is also in place in parts of Paris affected by unrest earlier this month.
00:54authorities are stepping up security to prevent the repeat of the violence and looting
00:57seen on 17th of October.

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