# France: Clashes break out as protests go nationwide

> French police deployed more than 70,000 police and elite security forces across France to contain the unrest.

- Published: 2026-10-25T00:00:35.225Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:00:35.225Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: CGT, French police, Laurent Nunez, Paris police, Riot police in Paris, police, police, tear gas, water cannons

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