French PM vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Tuesday vowed a "massive" police presence at fresh protests called for the coming weekend, as he faced criticism over the handling of recent street violence. The Eurozone's second-largest economy was rocked on Saturday by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before voters head to the polls to elect a successor to President Emmanuel Macron. Facing angry lawmakers in parliament, Lecornu acknowledged that the security response had fallen
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Lecornu vow of a massive police deployment for the Yellow Vest protests, with no conflicting facts.
6d ago[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Tuesday vow of a massive police deployment for new French protests, with no conflicting facts; Report 4 adds curfew news that doesn't contradict Report 1.
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