France to deploy some military forces to reinforce police for Saturday protests

​France will ​deploy some military ‌forces to ​reinforce police during protests ‌slated for this coming Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Tuesday. "We ‌will deploy the Sentinelle force, ‌obviously as a substitute to interior security forces... mostly to free ⁠police and ​gendarmes ⁠in their mission to maintain order," ⁠Nunez told the National Assembly.

Nunez was ​speaking after Prime Minister ⁠Sebastien Lecornu said police deployment for Satuday's ⁠demonstrations ​would be "massive" and that his goal was ⁠for an "immediate return to order" following a ⁠weekend ⁠of violent riots.