Boarded-up windows, museums closed to visitors: How businesses in Paris are preparing for another day of protests
Source: Business Insider ·
As France prepares for another weekend of protests, some of its most famous streets and landmarks are bracing and boarding up.
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France is bracing for another day of protests.NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty ImagesFrance and other countries across Europe are bracing for another day of protests.In Paris, major tourist landmarks and storefronts are shuttering for the day.The interior ministry is upping its police presence and deploying 70,000 personnel to the streets.As France prepares for another weekend of protests, some of its most famous streets and landmarks are bracing and boarding up.French authorities expect hundreds of thousands of protesters to take to the streets on Saturday.French gendarmes stand next to a multipurpose intervention vehicle (VIPG) "Centaure" of the French gendarmerie with the National Assembly building in the background ahead of a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Paris on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions,…
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