- Marseille has banned public gatherings between midday and 8pm following a weekend of widespread unrest and looting triggered by nationwide protests over living costs.
- Benoit Payan, the mayor of Marseille, lamented scenes of unprecedented violence after rioters breached city hall and looted hundreds of local businesses.
- Nationwide demonstrations saw up to 800,000 people take to the streets on Saturday , resulting in more than 2,400 arrests and over 500 injured emergency workers.
- French president Emmanuel Macron refused a resignation offer from interior minister Laurent Nunez following the crisis and widespread rioting.
- Macron ordered a review into police preparedness and intelligence gathering, while granting local officials expanded powers to prohibit public gatherings.
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