{
  "id": 17797055,
  "title": "Explained: Why the French police use so much tear gas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/explained-why-the-french-police-use-so-much-tear-gas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:54:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
    "slug": "the-local-france-thelocal",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20261102/explained-why-the-french-police-use-so-much-tear-gas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Look at many of the images of the recent cost of living protests that have gripped France, and you'll notice clouds of whiteish-grey tear gas. So do French police really use it more often than in neighbouring countries? And why?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}