Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters
- 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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Curfews, anti-terrorist soldiers, new decrees: France and Italy have reacted to the riots on the weekend, thus preventing unrest in the future.
Italy unleashes military response to violent riots as France faces a reckoning of its own - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Italy is moving to deploy 500 troops with expanded police powers following a weekend of violent riots, taking a more direct military approach to public security than France, where weeks of unrest have prompted authorities to bolster their security response. Videos of unrest in France and Italy [...]
The French government has deployed military forces to maintain order due to a plot by far-left forces to revolt. Currently, protests caused by high prices and housing shortages are spreading to six European countries, including Italy and Belgium, taking on violent aspects such as arson and looting, prompting governments to take action.
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…
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