France, Oct. 21 -- Anyone seeking to cause disorder during Saturday's protests will be stopped, Macron said, adding that he would meet with French intelligence services on Thursday.

Last weekend's demonstrations against the cost of living, fuel prices and worsening conditions in schools were accompanied by violence and looting in several French cities.

Nearly 2,400 people have been arrested, the Interior Ministry said. By Tuesday, 149 people had been jailed. 'AI-generated images'

Macron condemned false images that have circulated online since the weekend and what he called "foreign manipulation of information", which he said had led to "comments as unacceptable as they were stupid from many, including foreign leaders".

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