New Paris curfew ordered in parts of city from 2100 GMT Tuesday

France is to post anti-terror soldiers at strategic sites next Saturday. This will be part of a massive security presence to free up police from static patrol duties so they can join the street presence. Curfews overnight brought calm to areas affected by the violence and looting at the weekend, according to Prime Minister Sébastien de Cornu. A clean-up has been ongoing this Tuesday. The repurposing of the Operation Sentinel anti-terror personnel is a move being made to try to control the next day of action. Demonstrations are planned as the school students' strikes over the conditions of their schools are being turned into a wider expression of discontent. Operation Sentinel was set up after the January 2015 terror attack. The Army Ministry says it has up to 10,000 troops within its remit. Well, this Tuesday, the police investigation unit, the IGPN, has opened six separate investigations into police violence alleged on October the 17th and the 18th. Luc Régot is in central Paris at the Place de la République. Tuesday saw a far more peaceful day here in Paris, at least in the streets. Politicians continued finger-pointing in the French Parliament earlier in the day over the violence that exploded during weekend protests across France. Enterprises were gearing up to take advantage of emergency government financial aid. After 3,000 businesses were hit with violence and looting, but questions remained not just over how it would be applied, but paid for as well. The government, for its part, continues to base its response on law and order, pointing to the success of localised curfews in tamping down on any potential violence and bringing them in again on Tuesday evening from 11pm until 6am. While some businesses welcomed the measure in restoring safety, others, like bars and restaurants, warned of knock-on economic consequences for their bottom line if they weren't able to work during some of their most profitable hours. Ordinary locals had mixed reactions too, with some calling the curfews a necessary evil and others calling them an attack on freedoms that fail to address underlying social issues. Those issues will again be on protesters' minds as they look towards new demonstrations set for the weekend, with authorities already promising a massive increase in police reinforcements. Luc Régot reporting just moments ago from the Place de la République in central Paris.