France braced for renewed ‘yellow-vest’ protests
France is braced for renewed anti-government protests, with nearly 90,000 security personnel on the streets, BBC informs.
Some 8,000 officers and 12 armoured vehicles have been deployed in Paris alone, where shops are boarded up and sites like the Eiffel Tower closed.
Thirty-two people have been detained in Paris but the streets are so far quiet.
The "yellow vest" movement began three weeks ago in opposition to a rise in fuel tax but ministers say it has been hijacked by "ultra-violent" protesters.
Last week, hundreds of people were arrested and scores injured in violence in Paris - some of the worst street clashes in the French capital for decades.