“We anticipate violent actions”: the prefecture expects a Halloween evening of horror in Bordeaux

Halloween or not, hiding your face in public spaces is prohibited by law, insists the Gironde prefecture. A ban which also applies to the wearing of FFP2 masks or any other objects used by demonstrators to protect themselves from tear gas.

“We must not reverse the cause and the consequence. There are thousands of demonstrations in France which take place without overflowing and therefore without tear gas,” thunders Marc Zarrouati, delegated prefect for defense and security in New Aquitaine, this Friday.

On the eve of Act III of the demonstrations against the high cost of living, which could be followed by an “evening of horror” orchestrated by the looters, the State services are tightening the screws. The RAID and large numbers of police and gendarmerie must be deployed in Bordeaux on Saturday. “We anticipate a difficult day, with the convergence of two events: groups of rioters who use the demonstration as an excuse to move with the crowd…