
Prime Minister Lecornu reports a quiet night after restrictions were imposed in Paris and other cities.
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After serious riots in Paris and other French cities, curfews and bans on gatherings were imposed.
Paris. According to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, the curfews imposed in France due to the serious riots in Paris and other cities have calmed the situation.
Lecornu said in the morning that they had helped “to ensure that this night was quiet.”
“New curfews will be decided this evening where the situation requires it.” These decisions would be made locally by the prefects in coordination with the mayors.
The police and gendarmerie reported no special incidents in the affected areas; everything remained calm, the broadcaster BFMTV reported, citing the authorities.
Restrictions were imposed in several cities, including Paris, on Monday evening.
In the capital, from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. today, any presence in areas around the central Republic Square and the Les Halles district was strictly prohibited.
There were also bans on gatherings and demonstrations in certain areas of the metropolis from 8 p.m.
The police prefecture said the measures were necessary to restore public peace.
Bans on demonstrations and a curfew were also imposed in Lyon.
People were only allowed to be in the streets there on Tuesday night if they could give previously specified reasons for doing so.
There were also curfews for minors in Nice and the northern French cities of Lille, Douai, Wattignies and Denain.
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