The renewed confrontations in Paris between the police and protesters against the "comprehensive security" bill for the second Saturday in a row, as sporadic acts of violence occurred, and rallies are scheduled to take place in dozens of French cities.

In Paris, police used batons, gas bombs and water cannons to disperse protesters against the "comprehensive security" bill.

Images circulating in the media showed burning cars and smashed storefronts on some Paris streets.

The Al-Jazeera correspondent in the Republic Square in central Paris, quoting a security source, said that the groups that clashed with the police are the same that clashed with the police a week ago in the Republic Square and other streets in the capital, adding that the security alert level was raised today.

According to those calling for these demonstrations, 90 gatherings and demonstrations will take place in France today, while the unions did not participate in the call to demonstrate today.

The police deployed to the gathering places of the demonstrators at a time when there is fear of confrontations such as those that occurred last week, especially in Paris.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with the popular online platform Brut that the accusations of shrinking freedoms were a "big lie", adding, "We are not Hungary or Turkey."

Macron said that there are cases of violence carried out by members of the police, but the accusation cannot be attached to the entire apparatus, denouncing the repetition of the phrase "police violence", which according to him has become "a slogan for those who have a political project that wants to weaken one of the state institutions."

Macron had withdrawn support for the controversial "comprehensive security" bill, and said it would be reformulated, referring to Article 24 of the bill.

The article stipulates a one-year prison sentence and a fine of 45 euros for those who broadcast pictures of police and gendarmes while they are working.

Le Monde newspaper stated that what it described as the strategic retreat of Macron and his allies comes after the departure of 130,000 demonstrators last Saturday across France, noting that the bill faced strong opposition from journalists' unions, the leftist opposition, defenders of public freedoms, and even some Members of the ruling majority.