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France denies reports of special protection for the pastry shop of Brigitte Macron's family

The prefecture of the Somme department stated that police in Amiens were guarding all retail outlets in the city, not only the pastry shop of the family of the First Lady of France. It was previously reported that 36 police officers were dispatched to the shop of a relative of Brigitte Macron during protests that have swept the country since late September.

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A scandal has erupted in France over the heightened security of Brigitte Macron's family's store

A video spread on social media showing several police vans outside the Jean Trogneux chocolate shop in Amiens, owned by the family of France's First Lady. The footage was filmed on the evening of October 17 amid a wave of protests and riots. Politician Nicolas Dupont-Aignan accused the authorities of a selective approach to the security of business owners.

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Brigitte Macron's family pastry shop in Amiens was guarded by 36 police officers in six vehicles

During protests in France, a pastry shop belonging to Brigitte Macron's grandnephew Jean-Baptiste Trogneux in Amiens was guarded by 36 police officers in six vehicles. On social media, the shop was dubbed 'the most protected shop in France.' The protests began in late September and spread across the country; on October 18, Macron delivered an address, promising to punish those responsible for the riots and to support affected businesses.

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