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France to mobilise 70,000 security forces for Saturday protest, interior minister says

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PARIS, ‌Oct 23 (Reuters) - French ​Interior Minister Laurent Nunez ⁠said on Friday that 70,000 security forces ​would be mobilised ‌throughout the country to keep order on Saturday, ⁠adding there ⁠have been calls for looting and violence from the ultra-left.

"Look ‌at social media: There ⁠have been ‌calls from ​the far-left to target public buildings. ‌We are not ​talking ⁠about a nice protest," ‌Nunez ⁠told reporters. "We are ready tomorrow to be extremely ​firm ‌and not tolerate anything."

(Reporting ⁠by Dominique ​Vidalon; Editing by ​Makini Brice)

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