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“The interior ministry has said it will deploy 70,000 police officers, ramping up the security presence in French cities, after the government was accused by opposition parties of failing to foresee the scale of the unrest on 17 October.”

“- Published Only authorised union protests will be allowed in French towns and cities on Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron has said, after demonstrations across the country turned violent last weekend.”

“- Published French President Emmanuel Macron has accused foreign leaders of exploiting the riots which erupted across the country on Saturday for electoral purposes.”

“Its walls were daubed with red-lettered graffiti insulting French police and signed with the date of the riots, 17 October.”

“The blockades and protests at French lycées - for 15-18 year olds and equivalent to sixth forms in the UK or high schools in the US - began last week before spreading to hundreds of schools across the country.”