Last weekend, student-led cost-of-living protests devolved in some places into violent riots and looting.
This weekend, the interior ministry has said it will increase police presence, deploying some 70,000 officers across the country on Saturday. The protests are expected to draw support from various groups and organizations, including the gilets jaunes, or yellow vests.
On Saturday morning, military officers and a multipurpose intervention vehicle could be seen positioned outside of Paris’ National Assembly building.
