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France will reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on October 24, the government said, acknowledging failures in its response to last weekend's violence reut.rs/4eGk4DC

reut.rsFrance to deploy troops, admits to failures over weekend unrestFrance will reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on Saturday, the government said on Tuesday, acknowledging failures in its response to last week...

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France's civil unrest has plunged Macron's final months in office deeper into turmoil, exposing the powerlessness of a leader struggling to contain social anger with little money to spend, scant political capital and a fragile grip on public order reut.rs/4sb68Hm

reut.rsFrance's unrest lays bare 'slow agony' of Macron's twilight monthsThe civil unrest has exposed the powerlessness of a leader struggling to contain social anger.

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As soaring fuel prices squeeze household budgets and businesses across Europe, cost-of-living pressures are driving unrest and giving fresh momentum to far-right parties ahead of elections next year in countries ‌including France, Italy and Poland reut.rs/4i6liZU

reut.rsAs France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of electionsAs soaring fuel prices squeeze household budgets and businesses across Europe, cost-of-living pressures are driving unrest and giving fresh momentum to far-right parties.

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Surveillance cameras capture a jewelry shop attacked and looted in Lyon, France, as protests are being held across the country over high prices and declining public services, some of which erupted into violence reut.rs/4eGk4DC

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lowjack604.bsky.social

@lowjack604.bsky.social

None of them are french, or students.

Not A Bot A Lot

@notabotalot.bsky.social

I feel like "looters" isn't an accurate description. This seems like a planned robbery.

dinglius-bonkler.bsky.social

@dinglius-bonkler.bsky.social

Definitely gonna be opportunists in these protests looking to do shit they've been wanting to do for a while.

NigeF

@nigef.bsky.social

If you extract wealth out of the working class & break them then start on the middle class don't be surprised you have riots & a break down of the rule of law. Time to start taxing billionaires at the same rates of the public & close tax loop holes for big business. If you want to keep your country.