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France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend, following some of the worst urban violence in years on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, the government said. The Korea Times reports the government will also reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on Saturday, acknowledging failures in its response to last weekend's violence. Yonhap reports the deployment includes armored vehicles and special elite teams. French authorities have imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests in multiple cities, and dozens of protesters took to Paris streets on Thursday despite the bans. President Emmanuel Macron vowed to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violence and dismissed foreign criticism of the unrest as "stupid" and "unacceptable." Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said authorities will respond firmly to rioters and looters, according to Chosun Ilbo.