French Prime Minister vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has vowed a "massive" police deployment for the fresh demonstrations called for Saturday by the "Yellow Vest" movement. Facing angry lawmakers in parliament, Lecornu acknowledged that the security response had fallen...

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French Prime Minister vows 'massive' police deployment for new demonstrations

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