# French police make arrests ahead of nationwide protests amid unrest fears

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/french-police-seize-weapons-and-gas-masks-and-make-arrests-as-day-of-violent-protests-looming-across-the-country/
- Published: 2026-10-24T11:08:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T11:17:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16235069/France-chaos-Paris-shopkeepers-violence-riot-police-protests.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Police seized knives, gas masks and other prohibited items in Paris.
- France deployed 70,000 riot police amid expected demonstrations.
- Orléans prepared for a large protest near an RN conference.

## Summary

French police seized prohibited items and made arrests ahead of another day of protests, as authorities prepared for possible unrest across the country. The demonstrations have widened from concerns about school conditions to anger over living costs and the government, while police face criticism over both their handling of last weekend’s violence and tactics that have seriously injured teenagers.

President Emmanuel Macron said only demonstrations organised by recognised trade unions would be permitted, and several cities imposed bans. Even so, a gilets jaunes-linked website listed 500 protests and 200 other actions. In Orléans, where the hard-right Rassemblement National was holding a conference, up to 40,000 people were expected to protest and 3,000 police and gendarmes were deployed; 70,000 riot police were on duty nationally. Paris shopkeepers boarded up premises, major museums closed and a PSG match was postponed.

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