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“…nce prepared on Saturday (October 31, 2026) for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes and rerouting the Paris march to the capital's edge as youth-led demonstrations spread across…”

“On top of the cost-of-living protests, the country was last week shaken by a shooting that killed one person and wounded seven, including an 11-year-old girl, outside Paris.”

“Authorities said on Tuesday (November 3) that 48 out of France's 3,700 high schools were blocked amid tight security, including in Paris, Rennes and Lyon.”

“…Saturday (October 31, 2026) became the hot spot for violent protests after tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of dozens of German cities during the day to demand better education and lower living costs in protests led by the campaign group…”

“Accused of failing to anticipate and contain the street violence, the government has pledged to restore order, and had announced partial curfews in Paris and some other cities on Monday (October 19, 2026).”

“Paris police issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France's worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country.”

“Police unions said on Sunday (October 25, 2026) they did not have enough staff to maintain for any length of time the high level of deployment that on Saturday helped to limit disorder to sporadic clashes in a number of cities, including Paris and Marseille.”

“Macron’s government has ordered police to prevent protesters from reaching city centres, where shops are concentrated, and in Paris and some other cities, partial curfews were imposed in certain urban zones.”

“In Paris’s Place de la Republique, protesting youth who clashed with the police torched vehicles and looted shops.”

““One person was killed and four others were seriously wounded when gunshots were fired from a vehicle in a Parisian suburb on Friday (October 23, 2026),””

“France's Prime Minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) to discuss security and has vowed a "massive" police deployment at protests, following riots in the past week that led to curfews and arrests.”

“French security forces on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) arrested a man believed to be linked to ultra-left movements over the burning down of a historic town hall in central France during rioting at the weekend on the sidelines of nationwide protests.”

“You’re letting everybody from the world come in...Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon.””

“The showpiece Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned on Tuesday in the French capital city, the French Interior minister confirmed, despite a weekend of protests marred by violence and looting across the…”