France mobilizes 70,000 agents in response to new protests and calls for violence and looting

France is deploying 70,000 police officers nationwide in response to calls for protests and violence on social media. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez highlighted the rise of radical leftist appeals for violent acts and looting. The mobilization includes local forces and elite units, with armored vehicles and water cannons being deployed. Nuñez emphasized a firm stance against looters and agitators, warning against chaos similar to last weekend's events, which damaged around 3,000 businesses. Local mayors will decide on the approval of protests based on public order risks. Legal actions have been initiated against these directives by a magistrates' union and a civil liberties association.