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French Prime Minister calls for partial curfews after weekend riots

Straits Times19 October 2026, 17:26 UTCFrance

PARIS, Oct 19 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he had asked local authorities to impose partial curfews this evening following violent protests across the nation during the weekend.

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