France imposes targeted curfews after weekend riots; PM reports calm first night

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said targeted curfews, imposed across French cities after weekend riots and looting, produced a calm overnight period.

• Curfews were imposed in parts of central Paris and in cities including Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon and Lille.
• Lecornu said the curfews contributed to a calm night and thanked police and gendarmes for enforcing them.
• Writing on X, Lecornu said new curfews would be decided Tuesday by local regions and mayors where the situation requires.