French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – Europe live

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Curfews to apply to parts of cities including Paris, Nice and Lyon after days of violence on French streets Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements. We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille ( 10:32 ). Continue reading...

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