In Paris on Thursday night, around 400 off-duty officers protested at the Place de la République and Champs Elysées avenue, the third night of protests this week, France 24 reports. The demonstrations have spread to other cities, with impromptu protests taking place overnight in Bordeaux, Nancy and Toulouse.
Policemen demand to have more weapons to ensure their security after an attack earlier this month in which a gang of 10 unidentified assailants petrol-bombed a police patrol car stationed at a crossroads south of Paris notorious for gangland crime.
French President François Hollande said Friday he would meet disgruntled police officers who have been protesting in Paris and other cities to denounce what they say are insufficient resources to fight mounting lawlessness.
Thousands of police and soldiers have been deployed to boost security at airports, train stations and schools after a string of militant Islamist attacks in which more than 230 people have died in the past two years.