# France Plans Military Presence to Contain Weekend Protests

https://mins.news/en/item/113278

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-23 19:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-23/france-plans-military-presence-to-contain-next-round-of-protests?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adbb9418aa25d0001363755

> French authorities are preparing for another round of protests on Saturday, deploying the military to support police in an effort to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s riots and reassure markets unsettled by the violence.

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