The French government is mobilizing 130,000 members of law enforcement ahead of national holiday, Bastille Day, tomorrow, Friday, July 14, against the backdrop of concerns that new episodes will break out.

The Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanen announced a day of emergency yesterday Wednesday. Today and tomorrow 45,000 police officers will be deployed in Paris. Rapid intervention forces, helicopters, drones, armored vehicles were put on alert.

Buses and trams will stop running at 22:00 [τοπική ώρα· 23:00 ώρα Ελλάδας] both days. However, metro and suburban trains will operate normally.

The death of the 17-year-old Nael M. by a traffic policeman’s bullet during a check on June 27 set France on fire: it ignited episodes for consecutive nights, with buildings becoming a fire pit, as well as vehicles, destruction and looting of public and private property and shops in several cities.

The riots stopped, but the president’s government Emmanuel Macron worried about the risk of their resurgence on Bastille Day.

A ban on the sale and use of fireworks is already in place on a national scale and several municipalities canceled launching fireworks for safety reasons.

Mr Macron will also not deliver the traditional speech of French presidents which is usually televised live.