France Deploys 70,000 Police for Saturday Protests

France is deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes for Saturday's protests amid fears of renewed violence and looting in Paris and other cities. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned against online calls for violence, pledging to deal firmly with rioters. Security forces will be reinforced with elite units, helicopters, water cannons, and drones. Authorities approved one union march in Paris, while shopkeepers boarded up storefronts. The protests began over student demands for better education conditions but expanded into broader social anger over living costs. Last week's demonstrations saw cars and buildings burned and thousands of shops looted. President Macron met student representatives Friday, but the meeting failed to calm the movement.