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Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters
Authorities say 2,513 people were detained as localized curfews helped restore calm after protests over living costs turned violent.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu credited localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities for providing calm after intense nationwide protests that saw thousands arrested over the weekend.
- Demonstrations began in September as a student-led education reform movement but evolved into a broader protest against rising costs of living and fuel prices, with groups identifying as "Yellow Vests" calling for scattered actions.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deployed around 60,000 police and security forces nationwide; authorities detained 2,513 people, with 67 imprisoned and 123 awaiting trial as of Monday.
- Damage to public buildings, including the historic Limoges town hall set ablaze on Saturday, prompted officials to scramble reassuring the public as the government vowed to learn from security shortcomings.
- The April 2027 presidential election looms as candidates Marine Le Pen of the National Rally Party and Jean-Luc Melonchon of France Unbowed lead the field, marking the end of President Emmanuel Macron's two terms.
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·Helsinki, Finland
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Paris police have imposed a new curfew in parts of the city for Wednesday night after calm was restored last night following weekend riots and looting, officials said.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The Paris police have announced a new curfew for parts of the city. The curfew will be in effect from Tuesday evening at 11:00 PM to Wednesday morning at 6:00 AM.
·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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After the weekend violence, the police prefecture established, as the previous day, a curfew in areas of Paris, from 11pm to 6am.
·Rennes, France
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Leaning Left24Leaning Right23Center41Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
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