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France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live
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PUBLISHEDOct 23, 2026, 1:10 PM
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Interior minister Laurent Nuñez defended blanket bans on demonstrations in some parts of France The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured.
Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was later arrested in nearby Coignieres.…
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