Lyon Braces for November 7 Gilets Jaunes Protest Under Heavy Security

Lyon November 7 Gilets Jaunes demonstration security measures, Digi Mart USA News (Lyon, France): A new call to demonstrate on Saturday, November 7, has been launched at the national level by the coordination of the Gilets Jaunes, and has been widely shared on social media. The aim is to extend the mobilization of November 5, when between 30,500 and 55,000 people marched against the high cost of living in Lyon.

Two gatherings are announced on the Gilets Jaunes website: one at 10:30 a.m. from the Manufacture des Tabacs, and another at 2:30 p.m.

from the same location, with marches toward the Place Jean-Macé.

On Friday, the Rhône prefecture reported that no declarations had been filed with state services. However, it renewed an order banning demonstrations from 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m. in nearly half the city, citing “a still high level of threat, particularly in radical circles.”

State services plan to deploy a “powerful and agile security system.” Law enforcement will be tasked with intervening quickly and systematically in the event of public order disturbances. The deployment includes national police and gendarmes, several mobile force units, operational reservists, specialized units, and municipal police protecting public buildings.

Centaur armored gendarmerie vehicles will also be mobilized, drones will fly over the city, and Sentinelle teams will patrol the streets. The prefecture warned that police may rely on judicial requisitions from the public prosecutor to carry out identity checks and inspect bags and vehicle trunks.

Buying, selling, possessing, transporting, and using pyrotechnic devices will be prohibited, as will carrying fuel in jerrycans that could be used for fires. Possessing a weapon without legitimate reason, and objects that could serve as weapons, are also banned, as are individual protective equipment intended to guard against police action.

On Friday evening, public transport operators reported no disruptions expected for Saturday. However, during previous Saturdays the network gradually shut down before stopping completely.

Although no information has been released in this regard, the city center of Lyon may again be placed under lockdown.