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Some public buildings and businesses across France have been boarded up ahead of Saturday's protests

BySean Seddon
  • Published41 minutes ago

France is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests on Saturday, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest in decades.

Sweeping restrictions have been imposed on demonstrations across France but hundreds of thousands of protesters are still expected to gather in Paris and elsewhere for a second round of protests organised by students, trade unions and wider anti-government groups.