Paris closes major museums as France deploys 70,000 police for protests

Some of Paris' major museums will close on Saturday, and France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide, as the country prepares for new protests, France 24 reports. Looting and unrest broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago.

France 24 says the movement began with protests by high school students over learning conditions. It has since spread across the country, fed by wider anger over the rising cost of living.

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez said on Friday that the forces would include elite units normally used for counter-terrorism and hostage rescues, The Guardian reports. He said groups he called "ultra-left" had used social media to call for violence. The Guardian describes last weekend's violence as some of the worst street unrest in years.

Deutsche Welle reports that authorities have pledged to do everything possible to prevent looting, violence and vandalism. CBS News describes the new protests as anti-government.