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Back|Urban violence: curfews announced in Lille and four northern municipalities for the nights of Monday and Tuesday
Urban violence: curfews announced in Lille and four northern municipalities for the nights of Monday and Tuesday
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Le Figaro Actualités·1 hour ago·Crime·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

Urban violence: curfews announced in Lille and four northern municipalities for the nights of Monday and Tuesday

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The government announced localized curfews from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. in four northern communes, including Lille, Douai, Denain and Wattignies, mainly targeting unaccompanied minors, following looting and violence the previous weekend.

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Looting and violence were seen in several cities the previous weekend, prompting authorities to consider increased security measures.

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Matignon announced the first curfews for Monday and Tuesday from 8 p.m. and until 6 a.m. in four northern municipalities, including Lille, with the agreement of the mayors concerned. These curfews, which also concern Douai, Denain and Wattignies, are being finalized and will concern “portions” of these municipalities, and the measure in Lille “will only concern minors”, specified for its part the Northern prefecture.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced Monday that he had asked prefects to implement “localized” curfews from Monday evening, to protect businesses after the looting and violence observed in several cities last weekend. The map of the municipalities concerned is expected by the end of the day.

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Curfews targeting minors

In Denain, PS mayor Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini announced on Sunday such a measure for her entire city and its entire population of some 20,000 inhabitants, until next Sunday. In an amending order she issued on Monday, she limited the curfew to certain areas of the city center and only for minors unaccompanied by a legal representative or authorized responsible adult.

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The government announced localized curfews from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. in four northern communes, including Lille, Douai, Denain and Wattignies, mainly targeting unaccompanied minors, following looting and violence the previous weekend.

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