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French PM vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday vowed a "massive" police presence at fresh protests called for the coming weekend, as he faced criticism over the handling of recent street violence. The eurozone's second-largest economy was rocked on Saturday by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before voters head to the polls to elect a successor to President Emmanuel Macron. FRANCE 24's…

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told parliament the government would respond and reinforce police in major cities. He also accused extreme-left groups of trying to hijack what began as protests. DW has more.

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French students have resumed school blockades on a smaller scale after the autumn break, with 41 schools blockaded, while an attempted-murder investigation is underway over a petrol-bomb attack on police during the third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests.

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France held a third consecutive weekend of nationwide protests involving about 320,000 people and 779 arrests, prosecutors opened an attempted-murder investigation over a petrol-bomb attack on police, and students resumed small-scale school blockades after the autumn break.

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In this event French school protests resume on small scale as students return from break Earlier coverage France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police Earlier coverage Photos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany Earlier coverage France: Macron vows 'strong measures' to combat protests Earlier coverage Hundreds of thousands march in France to protest against government Earlier coverage French cities ‘calm overnight’ after targeted curfews, prime minister says – Europe live Earlier coverage France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest Earlier coverage French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots Earlier coverage France's Macron vows to hold accountable those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' Earlier coverage Photos: Protests across France spiral into looting, blazes and clashes Earlier coverage France tackles new wave of nationwide protests Earlier coverage
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French PM vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations

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France plans 'massive' weekend police surge amid protests

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told parliament the government would respond and reinforce police in major cities. He also accused extreme-left groups of trying to hijack what began as protests. DW has more.

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