Paris Museums Close and Shops Board up Ahead of Fresh Protests
Authorities expect a stronger security response after last weekend’s unrest, with more than 2,700 detentions and nearly 1,000 injured, officials said.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, French authorities deployed a sizable police force and closed major museums including the Louvre and Picasso Museum across Paris to prevent a repeat of last week's violent unrest.
- Last week's demonstrations, driven by rising living costs, descended into chaos as rioters looted approximately 3,000 businesses and injured nearly 1,000 security personnel, with more than 2,700 people detained.
- Interior Minister Laurent announced as many as 70,000 officers will deploy nationwide, supported by Operation Sentinelle military personnel assigned to protect sensitive locations and free police for crowd control.
- French President Emmanuel Macron accused far-left organizations of orchestrating violence, saying authorities would reject unauthorized demonstration requests while proposing alternative routes for trade unions.
- Israel's Foreign Ministry urged citizens in France to remain vigilant, warning that protests could escalate into violent confrontations around October 24 and November 5, 2026.
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Paris museums close and shops board up ahead of fresh protests
Some of Paris’s biggest museums are closed and shopkeepers have boarded up their premises ahead of Saturday’s protests, as the capital seeks to protect its cultural landmarks and businesses from a repeat of last weekend’s violence.
In France's capital, not only shopkeepers fear a new escalation of violence. 70,000 police officers are in action. Summer time ends in the EU during the night on Sunday.
Both France and Italy fear a violent Saturday.
FRANCE is deploying 70,000 security forces due to mass protests. Up to half a million protesters are expected, and the state is announcing a decisive response to any form of violence.
France braces for new riots: Paris shops board up, Louvre to close and Israel warns t
Israel urges citizens in France to avoid protests and expect transport disruption as Paris shops board up and the Louvre prepares to close Saturday; French authorities promise a major security deployment after last week's violent unrest
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