French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu has vowed to deploy a large\nnumber of police officers to deal with further protests planned for the\ncoming weekend. The move follows demonstrations against rising living\ncosts that descended into riots several days ago.<\/p>\n
On Saturday (17 October), France was rocked by a wave of unrest\ninvolving arson and looting, described as the worst in the country in\nseveral years. The violence came just six months before elections to\nchoose a successor to President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n
Addressing angry MPs, Lecornu acknowledged that the previous security\nresponse had been inadequate and promised a tougher approach to the next\nwave of demonstrations, AFP reported on Wednesday (21 October 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe deployment of officers on Saturday (24 October) will be on a\nlarge scale,\u201d the French prime minister said.<\/p>\n
He accused ultra-left radical groups of drawing up a \u201cplan for\ninsurrection\u201d that triggered the riots.<\/p>\n
Images of clashes between protesters and police, crowds looting shops\nand luxury boutiques, and buildings set alight over the weekend prompted\nseveral countries, including the United States and China, to issue\ntravel advisories for their citizens.<\/p>\n
On Monday (19 October), French authorities announced partial curfews\nin Paris and several other cities. Lecornu said additional curfews would\nbe imposed on Tuesday (20 October) in locations where necessary.<\/p>\n
The curfew in the capital, which began at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday (20\nOctober), covered the Place de la R\u00e9publique and the Les Halles district\nin the city centre, an area filled with shops. A ban on gatherings in\npublic places was also imposed in the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es area and at local\nrailway stations.<\/p>\n
Parisians barred from carrying petrol or\nfireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to imposing curfews, Paris authorities temporarily banned\npeople from carrying jerrycans or bottles containing petrol or other\nfuel. They also prohibited the possession or carrying of fireworks.<\/p>\n The restrictions apply only in Paris and its surrounding areas and\nremain in force until Thursday (22 October).<\/p>\n Paris authorities also banned the wearing of protective equipment,\nsuch as helmets, near secondary schools and universities.<\/p>\n The measure follows clashes between police and groups of young people\nwearing face coverings. Some of them wore helmets, goggles, gloves and\ngas masks.<\/p>",
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