France boosts security and closes museums ahead of today's protests

About seventy thousand security personnel will be deployed in France today, according to the interior minister. The Louvre and Musée d'Orsay in Paris have closed, and march routes have been restricted ahead of another day of protests.

According to AFP's report today, the preparations aim to prevent a repeat of the violence and looting on the sidelines of last Saturday's demonstrations. The movement began with students demanding better learning conditions and broadened to include the cost of living.

Authorities changed the approved march route in Paris and restricted demonstrations in some cities. Unions and human rights groups criticized the restrictions, while the government stressed public protection. This is an update on Saturday's preparations, not a report that the previous clashes are happening again now.