Police used tear gas in Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand as authorities deployed up to 70,000 officers nationwide following last weekend’s looting and clashes.
\n\nThousands of students and workers marched across France on Saturday, October 24, demanding better school funding, higher wages and relief from rising living costs, as authorities deployed up to 70,000 security personnel to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s violence. Police fired tear gas during demonstrations in Lyon, where the rally had been banned, while officers in Clermont-Ferrand used tear gas and stun grenades to push back protesters attempting to reach the city centre, French media reported.
\n\nIn Paris, authorities confined the main march to the capital’s southeastern outskirts, away from central areas that witnessed looting and damage to public property during the previous weekend’s unrest. Several thousand demonstrators gathered near Porte d’Italie in a procession led by trade unions, carrying flags and handmade placards.
\n\nThe Associated Press reported that the Paris gathering was smaller than the previous week’s demonstration, which drew more than half a million people nationwide, according to official figures. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said up to 70,000 officers would be deployed across France, supported by helicopters, armoured vehicles and water cannons. The security operation…
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