Urban violence: a new curfew introduced Wednesday evening in several districts of Paris

A new curfew has been decreed for the night from Wednesday to Thursday, from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., in certain areas of Paris such as Place de la République, after the weekend's violence and looting on the sidelines of social mobilization, according to an order from the police headquarters. The police headquarters (PP) also issued an order to prohibit “any undeclared gathering” from Wednesday, 8 p.m., to Thursday, 6 a.m., particularly around the Élysée, the National Assembly, the Senate, the avenue des Champs-Élysées and even train stations.

This is the third consecutive night where these two orders of curfew and ban on undeclared gatherings have been introduced, according to the instructions addressed to all prefects by the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, and the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez. A curfew had also been established for the nights of Monday and Tuesday in the center of Lyon while in Marseille, it was localized for minors in certain neighborhoods, particularly in the city center.

“The curfew worked,” says Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau

In Paris, as since Monday, the orders taken on Wednesday apply to minors and adults. The decree concerning the curfew prohibits “strictly any presence, in more restricted areas of the Place de la République and the Halles sector”. The PP specifies that a “police system is implemented to ensure strict compliance with these measures”, with the support of a helicopter from the national gendarmerie, engaged in the evening. AFP journalists observed the aircraft flying over the Les Halles district on Tuesday evening, scanning the area with its long light projector.