Paris orders shops closed ahead of protest march

They've been overwhelmingly peaceful, though some have seen scattered clashes between police and protesters.Protests are also expected Saturday in Marseille, Lyon and other French cities.. They're demanding “justice for Adama and all victims of police.” France has seen several similar demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd's death in the U.S.

Police have ordered the closure of newly reopened restaurants and shops along the route of a march in Paris Saturday against police brutality and racism, fearing possible violence. The march between the Place de la Republique in eastern Paris and the city's main opera house is expected to be the biggest of several demonstrations Saturday inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S.

The Paris police chief ordered merchants and city officials to clear sidewalks along the route of anything that could be set on fire or used by troublemakers against police. Any gatherings of more than 10 people remain banned in France because of virus containment measures. The Paris march was organized by supporters of Adama Traore, a French black man who died in police custody in 2016 in circumstances that remain unclear despite four years of back-and-forth autopsies. They're demanding "justice for Adama and all victims of police." France has seen several similar demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd's death in the U.S. They've been overwhelmingly peaceful, though some have seen scattered clashes between police and protesters.

Protests are also expected Saturday in Marseille, Lyon, and other French cities.