France braces for ‘very high risk’ of disorder at Halloween protests
Summary
France plans to deploy 70,000 police officers and gendarmes on October 31 as authorities prepare for protests and warn of a high risk of disorder. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said demonstrations would be allowed but not in city centres where officials see a risk of unrest, and warned that gatherings promoting a revolution would be banned.Key Facts
- The deployment will include about 70,000 police officers and gendarmes, matching the number used at the previous week’s protests.
- Authorities plan to strengthen security measures, including the use of armoured vehicles and water cannon.
- The interior ministry counted about 410,000 protesters at demonstrations the previous Saturday; unions estimated roughly twice as many.
- The ministry said more than 2,700 people were arrested a week earlier.
- The yellow vest movement and student unions have called for protests on Halloween.
- Nunez warned people not to use Halloween masks to conceal their faces while causing disturbances.
- The yellow vest movement called for demonstrations outside the National Assembly and town halls across France.
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