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France extends riot curfews in Paris and other cities after the most destructive unrest in decades leads to 2,400 arrests

Rioters torched the historic Limoges town hall as Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez admitted authorities had failed to gauge the scale of the unrest and that some cities slipped out of police control.
Rioters torched the historic Limoges town hall as Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez admitted authorities had failed to gauge the scale of the unrest and that some cities slipped out of police control.
Looting in Nice, France. Some French synagogues cancelled Sabbath prayers and told Jews to hide kippahs as curfews were extended after weekend riots left more than 2,500 people held.
Looting in Nice, France. Some French synagogues cancelled Sabbath prayers and told Jews to hide kippahs as curfews were extended after weekend riots left more than 2,500 people held.
Hodei Ciarra Docampo, 34, was arrested after elite RAID officers raided his home in Val d'Issoire, 30 miles north of Limoges, at dawn.
Hodei Ciarra Docampo, 34, was arrested after elite RAID officers raided his home in Val d'Issoire, 30 miles north of Limoges, at dawn.
Student demonstrators and smoke fill a Paris street as President Emmanuel Macron vows no repeat of the riots, with curfews remaining in force across French cities.
Student demonstrators and smoke fill a Paris street as President Emmanuel Macron vows no repeat of the riots, with curfews remaining in force across French cities.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told parliament the curfews 'helped to restore calm' and kept Monday night quiet. Restrictions covering Place de la République and Les Halles in Paris were extended to Nice, Lille, Marseille and Lyon. Around 1,000 officers were injured and damage tops a billion dollars. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed no repeat as the Yellow Vests mobilise.

Limoges's 19th-century City Hall burned until its roof collapsed.

Police guarded Brigitte Macron's family macaron shop, prompting a union to say 'the Republic is not your private property'.

Some French synagogues cancelled Sabbath prayers and warned Jews to hide kippahs.

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