France extends curfews 'for as long as necessary' after rioters torched a historic town hall and looted thousands of businesses
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez acknowledged that the scale of the disorder caught authorities off guard and that they lost control of certain cities on Saturday. By Monday evening, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed that custody numbers had surpassed 2,500. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told parliament the curfews 'helped to restore calm'. He has promised a 'massive' police deployment before the next protests on 24 October.
Riot police guarded Brigitte Macron's family macaron shop in Amiens while other businesses burned.
Police union Alliance: 'Mr. Macron, the Republic is not your private property.'
Some synagogues cancelled Sabbath prayers and warned Jews not to wear kippahs.
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