Overview
- Authorities have deployed 90,000 police and gendarmes nationwide, including 10,000 in Paris, for what officials classify as a high‑risk night.
- Paris imposed targeted bans on pyrotechnics and on alcohol and fuel sales in zones including the Champs‑Élysées and Trocadéro.
- The planned Champ de Mars concert is canceled, while a midnight fireworks show is scheduled from the Arc de Triomphe.
- Union representatives describe expectations of mortar fire at officers and vehicle burnings, with more than 30 CRS companies mobilized and reinforced focus on Strasbourg.
- Recent Algeria‑related celebrations prompted incidents in cities such as Toulouse, Marseille, Lille and Roubaix, and last year’s New Year’s operations resulted in 420 arrests and about 1,000 cars burned.