Violence of October 17: in the North, the town hall of Denain establishes a curfew until Sunday

“Hooded individuals notably started fires and targeted the police using firework mortars and throwing paving stones,” said the mayor of Denain in a press release published this Sunday. In this commune in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, urban violence broke out around 8:30 p.m. this Saturday, October 17. Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini (PS) strongly condemns these scenes of “chaos” which she considers “unacceptable”.

A curfew established from 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

This violence led to “a municipal decree establishing a temporary curfew throughout the municipal territory”, according to the first press release, in order to “guarantee the security” of Denaisiens. This exceptional measure applies from Sunday October 18 to Sunday October 25, every night from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.

“Staying at home means protecting yourself and allowing law enforcement to more quickly identify groups seeking to commit violence,” said Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini on social media. She also asks not to come “to observe or film the violence”. The mayor explained that she followed the operations directly from the command center and calls on citizens to share her messages to refuse violence and destruction in the town.

However, traffic remains authorized for emergency services, law enforcement and health professionals. The “anti-regroupment” decree of June 17, 2026 which had been applied to respond to disturbances of public order is extended, according to the press release of October 18.

The prefect of the Guadeloupe region also established a curfew on Sunday for minors in the municipalities of Pointe-à-Pitre and Abymes, after urban violence on the sidelines of the movement against the high cost of living, during which three police officers were injured by bullets.