French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday accused radical far-left groups of forging an “insurrectionary plan” that sparked violent unrest over the weekend on the sidelines of national protests over the cost of living. Read moreLive: French government plans ‘massive’ police operation and some military forces for Saturday’s protests In a noisy session of Parliament, Lecornu condemned “the planning, in certain places, of an insurrectionary plan led by fringe groups of the extreme left and ultra-left.” He added that the authorities will not tolerate groups of this type “marching towards the Elysée or towards Matignon”, referring to the offices and residences of the president and the prime minister in Paris. Read moreAnger over rising fuel prices bolsters Europe’s far-right as unrest hits France France will deploy some military forces to reinforce police during protests scheduled for next Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Núñez said. “We will deploy the Sentinelle force, obviously as a substitute for the internal security forces… mainly to free police and gendarmes in their mission to maintain order,” Núñez told the National Assembly. Read more ‘As if we were having a war’: France left reeling after violent protests across the country Lecornu said police deployment for Saturday’s demonstrations would be “massive” and their goal was an “immediate return to order.” (FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)