France protests: Prime minister calls for localized curfews in cities to curb rioting and looting
France's Prime Minister says he has instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting.
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France's Prime Minister says he has instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting.
The interior minister acknowledged that the police were underprepared for the scale of the riots. But Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended their efforts and pledged to restore order.
As protesters shut down the entrance to the world’s most-visited art museum, French officials are preparing to get tougher on would-be rioters with curfews and other measures.
As protesters shut down the entrance to the world’s most-visited art museum, French officials are preparing to get tougher on would-be rioters with curfews and other measures.
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BBC News called France riots "mostly peaceful" as its own footage showed burning cars, looted shops and nearly 1,000 officers injured nationwide.
French leaders call for local curfews and say an "ultra-left movement" was behind widespread violence and vandalism amid anti-government protests.
Authorities introduce curfews and admit police botched oversight of protests
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France's Prime Minister says he has instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting.
France's Prime Minister says he has instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting.
France's Prime Minister says he has instructed prefects to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews in cities to prevent more rioting and looting.
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