LIVE - Protests in France: 70,000 security personnel mobilized amid warnings of "great danger" at the same time as Halloween celebrations.
France is preparing on Saturday for the third day of protests against the cost of living in three weeks, amid government warnings of a "great risk" of violence and unrest, similar to the looting and vandalism witnessed during the October 17 protests. The authorities announced the recruitment of about 70,000 police and gendarmes at the same time as the Halloween celebrations, and imposed restrictions on the routes of demonstrations in several cities, which provoked criticism from student organizations who accused the authorities of trying to silence the voices of the youth.
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