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France isTense

Much worse than usualBelow usual for 3 days

Last 14 days

Oct 19Nov 1

Why

  1. Youth-led protests on Halloween turned violent in France, with clashes as hundreds of thousands protested.

    97 eventskmuw.org, dailymail.com, freemalaysiatoday.comSource

  2. A Molotov cocktail attack on police in Paris led prosecutors to open an attempted murder investigation.

    18 eventsdw.com, breitbart.comSource

  3. Far-left presidential candidate Mélenchon led a protest in Paris.

    22 eventsbreitbart.comSource

What happened

  • Statements18%
  • Cooperation37%
  • Criticism13%
  • Protests14%
  • Pressure10%
  • Fighting8%

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