French PM says far-left groups forged ‘insurrectionary plan’ against government

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told France’s parliament that “far-left” and “ultra-left” groups had forged an “insurrectionary plan” against the government, speaking shortly after he was briefed by French intelligence services.

Monday night was comparatively calm compared to the pandemonium that engulfed Paris and other major cities over the weekend, when rioters battled police across the country. But the government has begun to solidify its response and prepare for further rounds of unrest, both in its security measures and in its public rhetoric.

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