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France protests begin under heavy security as police seek to prevent fresh unrest

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Alessandro Parodi PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Demonstrators gathered in Paris and cities across France on Saturday under the watch of 70,000 police officers, as the government sought to prevent a repeat of the riots and looting that ‌rocked the country last weekend. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 135 people had been arrested nationwide by early afternoon, many following pre-emptive ‌searches that uncovered fireworks, ball bearings and other items that could be used a