France Braces for 4th Week of Violent Protests

Bracing itself for a fourth week of violent protests, France closed the Eiffel Tower and other tourist landmarks and mobilized tens of thousands of security forces. Many shops in Paris were boarded up before Saturday’s planned protests to avoid being smashed or looted, and police cordoned off many of the city’s broad boulevards. French police detained more than 170 people Saturday, suspecting they were planning violence, but most were later released. More than 89,000 police are...

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