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France deploys 70,000 police ahead of weekend protests
France is deploying some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend, following some of the worst urban violence in years that erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, the Korea Times reports. The government has also acknowledged failures in its response to last weekend's unrest and is reinforcing police with troops, while authorities in multiple cities have imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to prevent a repeat of the violence and dismissed foreign criticism of the unrest as "stupid" and "unacceptable." The weekend violence caused hundreds of millions of euros in damage and nearly 2,400 arrests, according to the Korea Times. Yonhap also reports the deployment of 70,000 police, along with armored vehicles and special elite teams.


















