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Thousands of people marched across France Saturday to protest the country's nearly three month old state of emergency.

Rallies took place in around 70 cities, including the capital Paris, where organizers said more than 20,000 people took to the streets. Police put turnout at closer to 5000.

Many protesters said the state of emergency had curbed civil rights while doing little to improve security.

"It has already been used during the COP 21 (climate talks) to lock down demonstrators who had nothing to do with terrorism, so I think that if it is extended, I don't know what more they could use it for, but in any case, it will not prevent terrorism,” protester Alexandra Scappaticci told Reuters in Paris.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Thousands-in-France-Protest-State-of-Emergency-20160131-0010.html