Paris bans protests in several areas on Thursday
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
French police are banning protests on Thursday in several central areas of Paris, including around the Élysée, Parliament, the Louvre and the Champs-Élysées. The measure follows violent riots and comes as Emmanuel Macron accuses Donald Trump of exploiting France’s crisis for political purposes, Punch reports.
Police banned protests on Thursday, from 8am to 8pm, in several areas of Paris, including around the Élysée Palace, both chambers of Parliament, the Louvre and the Champs-Élysées. The measure was announced on Wednesday, Punch reports.
The ban also covers the Bastille and République squares and the Châtelet-Les Halles shopping district, which was targeted by looters during the weekend. It follows clashes between masked young people and police, looted shops and damage to public buildings. France acknowledged that it had “lost control” during the weekend’s violence.
President Emmanuel Macron accused foreign leaders of campaigning at France’s expense, after comments by Donald Trump about the violence. Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, described his remarks as “conspiracy-minded” on X. Several analysts rejected the claim that immigration was behind the protests, Punch reports.
The measure follows the introduction of local curfews in France on 19 October and Macron’s promise to prevent further violence, reported on 21 October. The president had also condemned foreign comments about the violence on 21 October.
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