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.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced targeted overnight curfews in Paris, Bordeaux, and Nice after weekend protests descended into rioting and looting across France.
- Violent rioting erupted Saturday as student-led demonstrations against rising living costs devolved into arson and looting, damaging at least 3,000 businesses nationwide according to preliminary estimates.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin reported that police detained 2,513 people during the weekend unrest, while the United States and other nations issued travel advisories citing security concerns.
- Targeted curfews helped keep the night calm on Monday, Lecornu said, adding that local prefects will coordinate with mayors to decide further restrictions where needed.
- Organizers have called for further demonstrations on October 24 as Lecornu's minority government negotiates the 2027 budget, testing whether curfews can sustain calm amid ongoing grievances.
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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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