French authorities announce partial curfew in Paris as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – Europe live

Curfew to last from 11pm to 6am and reportedly applies to unaccompanied minors and people wearing masks or personal protective equipmentMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32). Continue reading...