Events in France: 350 Arrests on Sunday and in the Night in Paris, some 30 Looted Shops
Officials said more than 2,400 people were arrested as police and firefighters reported nearly 1,000 injuries.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu instructed regional prefects to impose "very limited" and "localized" curfews in cities to prevent further rioting and looting following weekend violence.
- Weekend demonstrations drew over 500,000 people protesting rising living costs and poor school conditions, but descended into rioting that resulted in nearly 2,400 arrests and damage to at least 3,000 businesses across France.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged police "lost control" in major cities and offered his resignation on Sunday, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it, citing the need for "continued command of law enforcement in the current context."
- Opposition leader Marine Le Pen described the government as "exhausted and incapable," while officials blamed "ultra-left" agitators for the violence ahead of France's presidential election in six months.
- Similar demonstrations erupted in Italy and Belgium over the weekend, reflecting broader European discontent as rising costs of living fuel public anger across the continent.
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The LocalFrance announces curfew in Paris and ban on protests
France imposed a partial curfew and banned demonstrations in parts of Paris on Monday, police said, as the government sought to restore order after some of the worst street violence in years.
France to impose curfews after nationwide rioting | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
PARIS >> Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu of France said he had ordered localized curfews for tonight in some French towns and neighborhoods, as the government moved to reassert control after the worst riots in decades hit cities around the country.
"I am absolute determined to restore order," French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Monday after a weekend of unrest that left shops shaded, police harmed, and questions pounding up. After a crisis meeting, Lecornu gave mayors the power to impose targeted curfews but stopped shorts of a Paris-wide lockdown or...
Paris police issue an overnight curfew in 2 areas of the French capital to try to prevent further disorder
Paris police said in a statement Monday that they issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect people and property from the violence and looting.”
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