# Live: France braces for Halloween protests as government vows tough response

https://mins.news/en/item/123472

- France 24, 2026-10-31 05:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261031-live-france-braces-for-halloween-protests-government-vows-tough-response

> France prepared on Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of protests, coinciding with Halloween. Authorities were concerned that rioters might use festive masks to hide their identities, and deployed about 70,000 security personnel to prevent a recurrence of street violence seen two weeks earlier.

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