France unrest: Police claim pressure to blame violence on opposition LFI
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French police say the Interior Ministry pressured them to pin violence on the main opposition party, La France Insoumise (LFI), after mass protests on October 17. The opposition has taken the allegation to parliament.
The government said it will deploy soldiers to the streets for new protests planned for Saturday.