France curfews help calm night after riots, says PM Lecornu

bbc.co.uk —

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said targeted curfews helped produce a calm night across France following a weekend of riots and looting. Curfews were imposed in parts of central Paris, including Place de la République and the Les Halles shopping area, with similar restrictions on youth movement and gatherings in cities like Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, and Lille. Lecornu thanked police and gendarmes for enforcing the measures, adding that decisions on further curfews for Tuesday night would be made locally by regions and mayors based on ground conditions.


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