French police union is to sue the government over mishandled riots, blaming a '20 year lack of political courage'
From the Newshound archive · first published 22 October 2026.
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.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.
Speaking from Qatar, Emmanuel Macron accused foreign leaders, President Trump 'among others', of spreading misinformation about the unrest. Trump had blamed the riots on radical Islam and mass migration. The Yellow Vests are planning a Saturday march through the same central Paris areas looted days ago. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met union leaders to try to defuse the crisis.
Rioters burned Limoges' historic town hall and ransacked Galeries Lafayette in Paris.
Unions have called a general strike for 5 November.
