India, Oct. 24 -- Paris braced for a fresh march by students and workers over school funding and soaring living costs Saturday, one week after violent unrest left shops looted and cars burned. The new march was restricted to the city's southeastern edge, away from the centre, as police deployed in force across France.

Scenes of looting, burned-out cars and attacks on public buildings left the impression that the government had lost control, as groups of masked vandals targeted businesses in Paris and other city centres.

Police imposed the new route Friday between Porte d'Italie and Porte de Vincennes, replacing the planned march from Bastille to Nation.

The movement began last month over staff shortages at one high school southeast of ...