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France to deploy troops in response to protests after violent riots sweep cities

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

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CNBC and The Independent both foreground the scale of the protests and the weekend violence, while CNBC specifically adds that the demonstrations were against rising living costs and The Independent says people were protesting declining public services as well. 60 Minutes also emphasizes the protests erupting into violence but broadens the framing to economic discontent and the upcoming presidential elections. The Economist stands apart by not describing the weekend scenes in its headline, instead forecasting more violent protests and saying in the extract that core problems are going unaddressed.

Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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