France plans to mobilize 45,<> police and gendarmes across the country on Friday on Bastille Day, the country's national holiday, due to fears of renewed riots, and the Elysee Palace has announced that President Emmanuel Macron will not deliver a speech on the occasion as usual.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Wednesday a number of security precautions in Paris, and the authorities will deploy on Thursday evening and Friday, along with police and gendarmerie forces, special units, helicopters, drones and armored vehicles.
Bus and tram services in all French urban areas will be suspended at 10pm local time on both days, while suburban trains and metro will continue to operate in Paris.
Macron's speech
The French presidency said President Macron would not deliver a speech on the occasion of the national holiday on Friday, although he had set that day as a date to assess the "period of calm" he called for following widespread protests over the passage of a law raising the retirement age.
Under France's tradition, the head of state addresses his citizens on national day every year on television, but Macron has only adhered to that tradition twice since coming to power in 2017.
After a young man of Algerian origin was shot dead by a police officer while stopping for a traffic check near Paris two weeks ago, France has been in deep unrest for days.
Police were attacked with fireworks, protesters set fire to public buildings such as police stations and schools, and thousands of cars were burned.
Although the riots have subsided, there are fears that they will erupt again on Friday's national holiday, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, one of the highlights of the French Revolution.
Across France, the use of private fireworks was banned, and many cities canceled traditional Bastille Day fireworks displays for safety reasons.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday she was surprised that the celebrations had been cancelled.