French authorities will use 70,000 police to prevent unrest during nationwide protests on October 31, Reuters reports. Mass protests began in September against the background of budget discussions and dissatisfaction with the increase in the cost of living, and the damage to the retail trade from the pogroms has already exceeded one billion euros. According to the New York Times, the state's Department of the Interior assesses the risks of escalation as high and warns of criminal liability for the use of Halloween masks to hide faces.