France Braces for Mass Protests After a Week of Widespread Rioting

France is preparing for a day of protests expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people, following a week of widespread rioting.

Preparations are under way to deploy more than 70,000 police officers as authorities brace for the large gatherings.

Restrictions are in place, but some demonstrators may defy them, adding uncertainty over how the day’s protests will unfold.

The expected turnout and the scale of the planned police deployment put security at the centre of preparations after a week of unrest.