07/12/2018 14:28
France protests: Tourist sites to close on Saturday amid Paris riot fears
Tourist sites in Paris are to close on Saturday amid fears of further street violence from "yellow vest" anti-government protests.
Across France, 89,000 police officers will be on duty and armoured vehicles will be deployed in the capital, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced.
Police have urged shops and restaurants on Paris's Champs-Elysees to shut and some museums will also be closed.
Paris endured some of the worst rioting in decades last Saturday.
The government has said it is scrapping unpopular fuel tax increases in its budget - the original trigger for the protests.
But broader discontent with the government has spread and protests have erupted over other issues.