Paris Imposes Overnight Curfews in Two Districts After Worst Rioting in Years in France
Photo: The New York TimesParis police imposed an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the capital, Place de la République and the Les Halles shopping district, after a weekend of France's worst rioting in years. It ran from 11 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, and gatherings and demonstrations were banned from 8 p.m. Police said the order aimed to protect people and property from violence and looting. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had called for very limited, localized curfews and said that despite severe violence no one was killed. Lille and other northern cities set curfews for under-18s, and Nice set one for minors. Police then ordered a new curfew for the same areas from 2100 GMT Tuesday to 0400 GMT Wednesday, after authorities said calm had returned.
Alternative outlets (AP, France 24) focus on the curfew orders, their hours and locations, and police and official statements. The left-leaning New York Times gives a traveler-oriented overview, tying the rioting to affordability and public education and saying more may come. Right-leaning outlets split: the New York Post mirrors the AP account with Lecornu's remarks, while Fox News offers a first-person report citing about 2,500 arrests, roughly 1,000 injured officers, about 3,000 affected businesses and over $1 billion in damage.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress curfew details and officials' statements; left sources link the unrest to affordability and schools; right sources stress scale, arrest figures and fears of lasting turmoil.
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- The New York TimesFrance Imposes Curfews in Parts of Paris and Other Cities After Nationwide Rioting
The New York Times offers a travel-advice piece, describing rioting over affordability and public education across Paris and other cities and noting that more unrest may follow.
AP and France 24 lead with the curfew orders, their hours and areas, citing Paris police and authorities saying calm followed the earlier curfew.
The New York Post reports the curfews with Lecornu's comments on policing, while Fox News gives a correspondent's account stressing arrests, injuries, business damage and fears of lasting turmoil.