# France braces for fresh protests as government warns of ‘very high’ violence risk

https://mins.news/en/item/122620

- France 24, 2026-10-30 14:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261030-france-braces-for-new-wave-of-protests-govt-warns-of-very-high-violence-risk

> France’s interior minister warned on Thursday of a “very high risk of public disorder” during a new wave of protests this weekend and announced the deployment of about 70,000 police officers. Anger over rising living costs and inequality has fueled nationwide demonstrations; protests on October 17 descended into some of the country’s worst rioting in years.

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