France, Nov. 7 -- The fourth consecutive Saturday of nationwide demonstrations comes two days after a general strike to complain about government policies.

France's Interior Ministry said more than 600,000 people took to the streets on Thursday while the CGT, one of France's leading unions, said nearly 1.6 million people participated in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed across the country on 7 November in order to prevent the looting and vandalism that marred demonstrations on 17 October.

"If there are any rioters or looters... we'll be ready and waiting for them," he added. Yellow Vests set to defy ban

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