Benoit Berthelot

French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests Saturday, rolling out the military to back up police to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s riots and reassure markets unnerved by the violence.

France is deploying extra police and soldiers to guard sensitive sites as protests threaten further unrest, with bond spreads near their highest level since 2011 and business activity contracting.

French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests Saturday, rolling out the military to back up police in a bid to prevent a repeat of last weekend's riots and reassure markets unnerved by the violence.

French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests today, rolling out the military to back up police in a bid to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s riots

Thousands joined fresh protests in France on Saturday as the government stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s riots by mobilizing additional law enforcement officers and keeping marchers out of central Paris.

Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse crowds in Paris after tens of thousands of people marched on Saturday to protest the high cost of living and insufficient school funding.

Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse crowds in Paris after tens of thousands of people marched on Saturday to protest the high cost of living and insufficient school funding.

This mirrored tensions in other French cities including Lyon and Bordeaux. In Grenoble, close to 400 masked individuals dressed in black attacked security personnel and property, according to regional authorities.

The clashes late in the day mirrored tensions in other French cities, including Lyon and Bordeaux.

The French government plans to increase the number of third-level student places and make €4 billion ($4.5 billion) available for high-school renovations as it tries to end nationwide protests that have turned violent in recent weeks.