Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters
Authorities said targeted curfews helped keep the night calm after at least 2,400 arrests and looting at 3,000 shops nationwide.
- Paris was calm Tuesday after weekend protests over living costs and school conditions escalated into rioting, looting, arson, and clashes with police.
- Authorities imposed overnight curfews in Paris and other cities, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu saying further restrictions would be added where needed.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said 149 people had been jailed, while authorities reported roughly 2,500 arrests since Saturday.
- National Assembly Speaker Yaël Braun-Pivet said Parliament would investigate the violence and policing strategy, with findings expected by year’s end.
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Paris, 20 Oct (EFE).- Paris and Lyon joined the partial curfews in force in several French cities, while the French Executive attributes to "extreme left and ultra-left groups" an insurrectional strategy following the looting and rioting of the weekend. For the second consecutive night, the major urban centres of France will have restrictions on movement at night to shield their shops and protect visitors and neighbours. While in Lyon it is limi…
More than 3,000 shops have been vandalized, while the French Executive is already preparing the operation for next Saturday, when the unions have called for a new mobilization
The curfew measures introduced Monday and extended in some cities on Tuesday are not new, even though restrictions on freedom remain controversial.
The French police reported that the curfew will remain in areas of the capital and any concentration will be prohibited.
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France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other big cities
Paris and Lyon have imposed fresh curfews in parts of their city centers after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years. The government is preparing a massive police deployment for protests planned for Saturday and will…
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