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'We won't let this continue': French PM orders local curfews after weekend unrest

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered localised, partial curfews in some urban areas following a weekend of rioting and looting across France.

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00:00We have a trivial breakdown of this word, which is very localised on the urban centers.
00:05Also, I asked the préfet to declare a certain number of covers-feu for this evening,
00:11covers-feu partials, in which the préfets will do this work of discussion,
00:15not only with the maires, but also with the commerce and industry,
00:18because one of the challenges of this covers-feu is the protection of the people,
00:21but also of the goods and, singulièrement, of the commerce.
00:23We are not on a classic délinquance,
00:27we are on a classic délinquance,
00:27we are on a very precise délinquance,
00:29very specific, of pillage,
00:32of revendre a certain number of these biens pillés,
00:35and it is not a question that the things
00:37are like this in the durée,
00:38so I gave this instruction to the préfet
00:41to engage the covers-feu, they will be partials,
00:42they will be very localised,
00:43it is not a question of putting all Paris in the covers-feu,
00:45it does not have a sense,
00:46it does not correspond to what we saw here evening.
00:50It is good that everyone understands
00:51that my determination to establish the order is total.
00:54I can't tell you more things.
00:56So, all the tools that are at the hands of the government,
00:59and singulièrement,
01:00at the hands of the Prime Minister,
01:01under the authority,
01:02obviously,
01:03of the power of the President of the Republic for this,
01:06if it is useful, I will do it.
01:07Okay.
01:08Thank you very much.
01:11Okay.

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