France deploys 70,000 officers as protests spread across Europe
Counter-protests converge on National Rally congress as police reroute marches in Paris
France deployed 70,000 officers around the country on Saturday as protests began, with further demonstrations expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland. In Paris, police pushed the main union march back to an afternoon start, moved it away from Bastille and closed 24 metro stations, while Marine Le Pen's National Rally held its congress and launched her presidential campaign in Orléans.