"France sends anti-terrorist troops to suppress riots A "mass" safety action is being prepared after hundreds of companies have been looted and buildings set on fire last weekend as a consequence of riots across the country."

France will direct troops from its anti-terrorism forces to support police during a fresh wave of nationwide protests. The government is preparing a large-scale safety operation following any of the most serious riots in the country over fresh years.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced this decision on Tuesday, confirming that soldiers would be mobilised as part of the operation in connection with demonstrations scheduled for Saturday.Sentinelle’ (‘The Guardian’), set up to defend France from terrorist attacks.

The military will primarily take over the tasks related to the protection of delicate objects, which will let police and gendarmes to focus on confronting rioters and preventing the repetition of last week's wave of force and looting.

According to the French magazine ‘Le diary du Dimanche’, On October 24, 1,000 soldiers will be available in Paris – 500 of them will be patrolling (for comparison, there are usually 300 of them).

Operation ‘Sentinelle’ was initiated after a bloody terrorist attack on the editorial board ‘Charlie Hebdo’ in January 2015.

This mission involves as many as 10,000 soldiers to defend key locations throughout France, including railway stations, airports, spiritual facilities and tourist attractions.

Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced unprecedented safety measures while admitting that the authorities failed to control the wave of force last Saturday.

"The actions taken next Saturday will be huge" said Lecornu to parliamentarians, accusing extremist leftist groups of preparing ‘insurance plan’ during demonstrations against rapidly rising maintenance costs.

Nunez besides reported plans to affect elite police units – including RAID, GIGN and BRI – as well as the usage of helicopters, armoured kind vehicles ‘Centaure’ and water cannons.

Authorities are considering introducing a ban on demonstrations that could endanger public order.

This decision was made after the national unrest of October 17, erstwhile about 550 000 people took to the streets, protesting the emergence in prices and deteriorating conditions in schools.

The demonstrations turned into riots in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux;

shops were looted and buildings were set on fire.

According to the log, ‘Le Monde’, in the course of the injury, 997 police and gendarmes were injured – 7 of them were seriously injured – while overloaded cleaning forces were struggling to control the situation.

Over 2,400 were arrested, and more than 800 were brought to trial.

The authorities besides introduced local police hours in Paris and respective another cities.

President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that there were shortcomings in the government's actions towards social unrest.

This situation exacerbated political tensions in the face of next year's presidential election.

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source:https://rt-english.com/news/647461-france-sentinelle-troops-riots/