The Latest Breaking News from Sébastien Lecornu

France Braces For Riots On Day After Deadly Paris Shooting, Deploys Tens Of Thousands Of Police Officers

Police intelligence assessments estimate that over 100,000 could take to the streets in Paris on Saturday. The Interior Minister said that 70,000 officers would be deployed in anticipation.

International Business Times · 5h ago

Deadly Paris Drive-by Hit Near a Playground and Investigators Are Examining a Possible Hate Motive

One person was killed and four injured, including a 12-year-old girl, in shootings at three Yvelines locations as prosecutors investigate possible terrorist and discriminatory motives

International Business Times UK · Oct 23

French authorities ban some student protests after weekend looting and clashes

French authorities have banned protests planned for Thursday in multiple cities after a weekend of violent unrest

The Independent UK · Oct 22

'The Chinese Have Become Too Rich': French Protester Claims Asian-Owned Shops Are Targeted Over Luxury Cars and Clothes

A viral video has fuelled claims that Asian-owned shops were targeted during unrest in France, but available reporting does not establish attackers' motives or ethnic targeting.

International Business Times UK · Oct 21

French authorities ban protests in several cities and parts of Paris

Local authorities on Wednesday banned protests planned in several French cities in the next few days – from Toulon in the south to Le Havre in the north – and also imposed night-time curfews in many of them. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

France 24 · Oct 21

Protests Keep Escalating in France. The Government Will Now Deploy the Military.

The Sentinelle force will be used "mainly on static security missions."

International Business Times · Oct 20

What unrest on French streets could mean for next year’s presidential election

And so France continues to smoulder. Two weeks after the first mass demonstrations in support of increased funding for French state schools, events reached a peak on Saturday October 17. Widespread destruction of small businesses, cafés, town halls and chain shops have brought the French economy even further to catastrophe.

The Conversation · Oct 20

French PM blames 'ultra-left' groups for weekend riots, promises 'massive' security deployment

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday during a session of the National Assembly that authorities would mobilise a "massive" security presence next weekend after organisers announced plans for new protests. Lecornu also accused ultra-left groups of fomenting an "insurrection" leading to the past weekend's riots on the sidelines of…

France 24 · Oct 20

'Everything is destroyed,' Paris pharmacy owner says after protests

France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, adding that the measures introduced in several cities the previous day had "helped keep the night calm".

Euronews · Oct 20

Despite return to calm, France remains on edge ahead of planned further protests

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced that France will impose new curfews where required, after the measures introduced in several cities the previous day had "helped keep the night calm". The Interior Ministry has announced that 123 people have been jailed in connection to the weekend's violence and looting.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 20