The deployment of 70,000 police forces in France at the same time as popular interceptions spread.

The French government has deployed 70,000 police forces to deal with possible unrest across the country, amid fears of renewed violence, looting of shops and destruction of public places.

🔹 The figure is 10 thousand people more than the number of soldiers deployed on October 17. That day, a wave of vandalism and shoplifting raised questions about the government's ability to maintain public order.

Irna Jahan