France protests latest: Metro stations and tourist sites closed as 70,000 police brace for riots

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story around France bracing for another weekend of protests and the risk of renewed violence. The Independent foregrounds fears of further unrest and says businesses are boarding up shop windows, while The Guardian US leads with the planned deployment of 70,000 officers. Only The Guardian US mentions the interior minister defending blanket bans on demonstrations and a separate shooting in a town west of Paris.

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