Shooting outside Paris adds to tensions on eve of mega protests

Oct 24, 2026 – 4.09am Paris | A mass shooting west of Paris in a possible race-based terror attack has left France further on edge ahead of massive anti-government protests planned for Saturday. French politics has been gripped in a law and order debate for the past week after riots and looting broke out in Paris and other major cities following massive demonstrations over rising living costs and deteriorating quality of education for students.

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