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French President Holds Security Meeting On Yellow Vest Protests

The demonstrations have drawn hundreds of thousands of people across the country who say the cost of living in France has risen too high.

French President Emmanuel Macron is chairing an urgent security meeting in Paris to discuss the riots that have spread across the country, and could declare a state of emergency to contain the unrest.

The "yellow vest" demonstrations, named for the roadside safety vests worn by

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