Macron's France On The Edge Again As Fresh Protests Engulf Cities; Tear Gas Hurled In Lyon, Nantes

France is facing a fresh wave of protests as anger over soaring living costs, school funding and deteriorating public services returns to the streets. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand, while water cannons were deployed against protesters in Nantes as authorities scrambled to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s violent unrest. The security crackdown is intensifying, with the French government deploying 10,000 more police officers and gendarmes than on October 17.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 135 people had been arrested nationwide by early afternoon…
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