Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Paris despite bans on demonstrations in several French cities

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The interior minister acknowledged that the police were underprepared for the scale of the riots. But Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended their efforts and pledged to restore order.

The French people today feel abandoned, lost. We don’t know what we’re heading toward,” said Sylvie Calvi, a shop owner in an area of Paris engulfed by recent protests.

As France prepares for another weekend of protests, some of its most famous streets and landmarks are bracing and boarding up.

Americans on hand for the N.F.L.’s first-ever game in France found famous museums closed and shops boarded up.

The NFL closed its “NFL House” in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up.The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its “OnePass” app and it came a day after it said its pop-up NFL shop would also be shut Saturday — in both cases citing “potential accessibility issues.