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France mounts huge security operation as protesters prepare to march

By Crispian Balmer and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - French security forces fanned out across Paris on Saturday ahead of protests that authorities fear could turn violent, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez urging police to be "hyper-reactive" against troublemakers and looters. Soldiers from ‌an anti-terrorism military unit patrolled the Champs-Elysees avenue while police vans circled the Arc de Triomphe, looking to protect some of ‌the capital's most famous sites from any repeat