The French government lifted the ban on police using stun grenades before the yellow vest protests

In France, the government has tightened security measures against the high school protests that have been going on for a month in the country, as well as the yellow vests' preparations to protest at hundreds of locations.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that the stun grenade, which he banned from using by law enforcement after a child lost his hand during high school protests, could be used in tomorrow's protests if deemed necessary.

Nunez also announced that 250 actions and 80 marches were being prepared across the country and that they estimated that approximately one hundred thousand people would participate in the protests outside Paris.

Students, who have been gathering in front of high schools and universities for about a month to demand improvement of educational conditions, are also expected to join the yellow vest protests.

The yellow vest movement in France started on November 17, 2018, as a reaction to fuel increases. The yellow vest protests, which started with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people in Paris, witnessed heavy police violence. Hundreds of people were injured and 11 people died due to police violence during the demonstrations.

More than 1,300 people were injured and nearly 8,000 people, most of whom were minors, were detained in the high school protests that have been going on for a month in the country.