French cities calm after riots; Bordeaux curbs minors

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French cities remained calm overnight from Monday to Tuesday following recent riots, with Paris streets empty and a helicopter flying overhead for surveillance, according to Le Parisien and Le Monde. In Lyon, a gathering before curfew at the tourist office showed solidarity with shopkeepers and riot police, joined by an extreme-right group that later dispersed upon encountering a police bus. Bordeaux added a curfew late Monday, banning minors from streets from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. for a week until October 26 in neighborhoods heavily hit by October 17 looting, per regional official Sophie Brocas on X. Curfews are also active in Lille, parts of Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The weekend riots in Bordeaux included destruction of the Gironde department head's official residence and arson at the tourist office. The new measure targets minors specifically in the most affected areas.


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