France is bracing itself for fresh unrest on Saturday as its intelligence service warns up to half a million protesters could take to the streets – raising fears of a repeat of last week’s riots.
Demonstrations will be held across the country, with attacks likely on public buildings and state symbols as well as ‘opportunistic lootings’.
The warning has prompted shopkeepers to organise their own defence measures after last weekend’s violence left many with little confidence that police could protect them.
On Friday night, Interior minister Laurent Nunez vowed to stand ‘very firm’ against what he described as calls for looting and violence from
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