Faced with these threats, a recommendation was made to advise Parisian traders to use the services of private security agents during this day of October 24. Ultra-right groups are mobilizing for demonstrations planned for Saturday October 24, sparking fears of violence and urban clashes.
In Lyon, the prefectural decree of October 23 formally prohibited the gatherings planned for this Saturday. The text motivates this decision by emphasizing that these demonstrations are subject to exploitation by radical groups and expose the city center to the risk of clashes between antagonistic groups.
Identity activists also seem to be mobilizing to confront the ultra-left. In Paris, ultra-right tags signed by the Assas GUD were also discovered in the toilets of Sciences Po.
Behind these slogans, certain anonymous users use nicknames accompanied by recurring emojis such as the French flag, the fleur-de-lys, the rooster and the Celtic cross, a symbol frequently used by the movement.
These calls, relayed massively on social networks in recent days, aim to bring together activists who present themselves as patriots, nationalists or royalists.
These activists officially claim to want to protect traders and public property. Groups presenting themselves as patriots or nationalists are also established in Tours or in Limoges, a city where the town hall was burned on the sidelines of the October 17 demonstration. The messages exchanged openly mention clashes and the carrying of weapons. Before the demonstrations on Saturday October 24, some activists are planning to take to the streets armed with brass knuckles, batons, or even knives.