WorldFrance to deploy 70,000 police on Saturday to head off unrest

France plans to deploy about 70,000 police nationwide on Saturday after some of the worst street violence in years erupted alongside cost-of-living protests last weekend. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said elite counter-terrorism and hostage-rescue units would be included, citing social media calls for violence from “ultra-left” groups.

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