A police officer was struck by a Molotov cocktail... The Paris police prefecture said several hundred rioters had attacked officers with projectiles.The violence came despite a major security deployment.
Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse crowds in Paris after tens of thousands of people marched largely peacefully on Saturday to protest the high cost of living and insufficient school funding ... .
The shooting comes as France is on edge following riots on the sidelines of mass protests over the cost of living last weekend, which saw some of the worst street violence the country has seen in... .
Paris, France. A man opened fire from a vehicle on Friday in the streets of the town of Trappes, west of Paris, killing one person and wounding four, a police source said ... am (0830 GMT), police said.
The order issued by the ParisPolicePrefecture applies from 8am until 8pm on 22 October... The article Paris police restrict Thursday demonstrations around government landmarks appeared first on ArabianPost.
Paris police say that they have issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect people and property from the violence and looting.” The statement on Monday said that the orders ban gatherings and demonstrations and ... .
The curfew prohibits anyone from entering or remaining on the Place de la R�publique, where rioting took place, and the shopping neighbourhood of Les Halles....
PARIS — Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country ... .