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  "id": 15769186,
  "title": "France to deploy troops in response to protests after violent riots sweep cities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/france-to-deploy-troops-in-response-to-protests-after-violent-riots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:17:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371556/france-deploy-troops-response-protests-after-violent-riots-sweep-cities"
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  "summary": "France will reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on Saturday, the government said on Tuesday, acknowledging failures in its response to last weekend’s violence. “The deployment next Saturday will be massive,” Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, adding that the immediate priority was to restore order after rioting and looting swept Paris,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "All 242 Mara-sponsored students in France safe amid unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/all-242-mara-sponsored-students-in-france-safe-amid-unrest",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:59:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "France to deploy troops, admits to failures over weekend unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/france-to-deploy-troops-admits-to-failures-over-weekend-unrest",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:47:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "France to deploy troops, admits to failures over weekend unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/france-to-deploy-troops-admits-to-failures-over-weekend-unrest-15760245",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:47:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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