Trump criticises Macron in fresh Paris Muslim city claim

As many as 70,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilised throughout France to keep order on Saturday, French interior minister announced on Friday.

"Look at social media: There have been calls from the far-left to target public buildings,” Laurent Nuñez told reporters.

“We are not talking about a nice protest. We are ready tomorrow to be extremely firm and not tolerate anything,” he added.

French president Emmanuel Macron is meanwhile expected to meet with high school unions in an 11th hour attempt to quell unrest anticipated over the weekend .

The outgoing head of state is to meet with students and their associations at the presidential palace at 3pm to discuss the concerns and demands underlying the recent tumult .

Protests erupted last month in response to the perceived state of decline in schools , with students aggrieved by teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling infrastructure.

They have since ballooned into sweeping…