Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country. According to Associated Press the order aims to protect “people and property from the violence and looting,” the Paris police statement said. The curfew prohibits anyone from entering or remaining on the Place de la République, where rioting took place Saturday, and the shopping neighborhood of Les Halles, which has been subject to looting. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. In addition, gatherings and demonstrations are banned from 8 p.m., the Paris police said. On the ground on Monday evening, the two spots in question were guarded by police who asked by-passers to take other routes, while others who were on the ground were getting their identity checked. A helicopter with a beaming light passed over the shopping mall in Les Halles a couple of times. The areas were empty and calm. Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had called for “very limited” and “localized” curfews.
Source: Kanal13
