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Marseille has prohibited public gatherings and demonstrations from noon to 8pm on Monday, following weekend riots and looting.
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Marseille has banned public gatherings and demonstrations for eight hours on Monday, after weekend riots and looting in the southern French city. The restriction runs from noon to 8pm, according to a local government order. [1]
France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, is due to visit the city on Monday. Local authorities said up to 30,000 people were involved in looting there on Saturday, and that police officers and firefighters were injured in the violence. [1]
Saturday’s demonstrations across France were held over the rising cost of living, worsening public services and conditions in schools. In Marseille and other places, peaceful protests turned into riots and looting. Riot police returned to the streets in Marseille on Sunday to prevent further looting, the report said. [1]
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