Drastic measures are being imposed in France due to the wave of rioting that has swept the country with the suspension of all night-time French bus and tram services, and a curfew being declared in some cities. The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has asked departmental prefects this Friday to cease running bus and tram services throughout the state from 9pm, after three nights of violent urban protest throughout the country, as a result of the death of young Nahel M. at the hands of the police. Darmanin also called for “the systematic approval of bans on the sale and transport” of “mortar” fireworks, cans of petrol, acids and flammable and chemical products.
Several cities and suburbs around the Paris metropolitan area have imposed curfews as of this Friday. Clamart in the southwestern suburbs of the French capital has declared a 9pm-5am curfew from Friday till Monday; neighbouring Meudon has also some imposed night-time restrictions. In the east of the capital, Neuilly-sur-Marne has restricted street movements after seven police vehicles were burnt out in rioting. Savigny-le-Temple to the south of Paris has followed suit. Eighty kilometres north of the French capital, the town of Compiègne has put in place a 10pm-6am curfew until Monday morning.
