Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security response.

French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, warned earlier this week of a ‘very high risk of public disorder’

Here are some of the latest images from around France:

In Paris, two separate marches planned by unions and gilets jaunes through the city centre have been banned. Instead, police have authorised a single march in the far south-east. An appeal by organisers against the decision to exclude them from the centre was rejected late on Friday night.

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© Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

© Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

© Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security response.

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As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repeat.

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