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PICS: France deploys 70,000 security personnel as protests test public order

French police detained 135 people and used tear gas as protests against the rising cost of living spread across the country, with 70,000 security personnel deployed. Demonstrators also condemned restrictions on protests, while anti-Le Pen rallies underscored growing political tensions ahead of the elections. (PICS/AFP)

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Protesters hold slogans reading "ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards" (L) and "Put down your weapons, you are not on the right side of the history" in front of French police officers in Bordeaux. PIC/AFP

IN PHOTOS: BMC headquarters lights up for Hungary’s 70th Revolution anniversary

The historic Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters in Mumbai was illuminated on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 Revolution and Freedom Struggle. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE)

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