France Deploys 70,000 Police for Protests as Suspected Terror Attack Kills 1 Near Paris
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 23
France Deploys 70,000 Police for Protests as Suspected Terror Attack Kills 1 Near Paris
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 23
Summary
70,000 police backed by helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons will be deployed across France on Saturday after last weekend's unrest and a suspected terror attack in Trappes heightened security fears.
Macron urged that there be no demonstrations in the coming days, saying only union-backed marches would be reviewed and rerouted, while he canceled a planned trip to Nigeria and Senegal.
In Trappes, a 39-year-old man was arrested after one person was killed and four wounded — including a 12-year-old girl — in what Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called clearly a terrorist crime with a possibly racist motive.
UNEF said it would rally despite permit denials, while police approved only one union protest in Paris and rejected requests from the student union and the Yellow Vest movement.
Paris is already bracing for disruption: the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and 24 Metro stations will close, PSG's Sunday match was pushed to Monday, while the NFL game at Stade de France remains scheduled.