# France to deploy 70,000 security forces for Saturday protest, interior minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/112601

- Reuters, 2026-10-23 11:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/france-mobilise-70000-security-forces-saturday-protest-interior-minister-says-2026-10-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adb440ede7d36000197d7cf

> Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said France would mobilise 70,000 security forces nationwide on Saturday to maintain order. He added that calls for looting and violence had come from the ultra-left.

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