Politics
France deploys 70,000 officers ahead of Saturday protests after riots charred Limoges town hall
October 24, 2026 at 01:28 AM
Coverage
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
BNBBC News
Ruins of Limoges city hall a symbol of France divided by national protests
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CNCNN
France braces for another weekend of protests as authorities launch massive security operation
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
فرنسا ترفع التأهب الأمني إلى أقصاه تحسبا لاحتجاجات السبت
(opens the publisher’s site)France has mobilized 70,000 police for Saturday's demonstrations, after a week of riots linked to cost-of-living protests left Limoges' town hall burned and two people dead.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced 70,000 police would be deployed across France for Saturday's demonstrations.
- Rioters burned Limoges' 19th-century town hall, which Mayor Guillaume Guérin blamed on radical-left networks.
- President Macron blamed far-left groups for the unrest, while the party La France Insoumise denied involvement.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said 2,700 people were held for questioning and 232 incarcerated in connection with the riots.