Thousands marched in Paris today in a "second wave" of protests, following nationwide demonstrations last weekend that saw over half a million participants and accompanying violence, Al Jazeera reported. The French government deployed 70,000 police officers, but only permitted protests in the outskirts of Paris and banned all other demonstrations. One protester stated this was a government strategy to "exhaust the movement's momentum." Compared to October 17, the march was calm, and protesters were in high spirits.