Curfew imposed in two districts of Paris until October 25

The Paris Police Prefecture has imposed a curfew until October 25 on two districts of the French capital, the authority said in a post on the X social network.

"The Paris Police Prefect has issued an order imposing a curfew prohibiting both adults and minors from being present in the Place de la Republique area and the Les Halles quarter daily from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following day between October 22 and 25," the statement says.

Earlier, the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhone department announced a curfew in Marseille for the upcoming weekend.

Mass rallies against rising fuel prices and declining purchasing power took place across France, including in the capital, Paris, on October 17. According to organizers, 800,000 people took part in the demonstrations, while the Interior Ministry put the figure at 550,000. 

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