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France deploys 70,000 police as anti-government protests enter a third weekend; looting losses top $1 billion
France put 70,000 police officers on the streets Saturday as a third weekend of anti-government protests over costs and schooling began, with at least 150 planned gatherings tracked by the Interior Ministry, Fox News reported. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez promised "an extremely firm response," and France's top administrative court banned a planned march between Republique and Bastille in Paris. France's Chamber of Commerce estimates looting and property damage losses at over $1 billion, and the government is drafting a law to make rioters pay up to about $11,000.
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- Fox NewsFrance deploys 70,000 police officers to prepare for new wave of protests on Halloween