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France to deploy 70,000 police on Saturday to prevent civil unrest

Security forces to include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism after worst street violence in years France will deploy about 70,000 police around the country on Saturday as the government seeks to prevent more civil unrest after some of the worst street violence in…

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