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French authorities issued a curfew for Place de la Republique and the streets around Les Halles in central Paris to take effect Monday night from 11pm until 6am on Tuesday. Earlier, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez admitted that police had "lost control" of the protests in several cities over the weekend, while the Yellow Vest movement called for a new round of protests on Saturday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Nearly 2,400 people were arrested in France at the weekend after protests against the high cost of living and poor student conditions turned violent, with nearly 1,000 police officers and gendarmes injured, the interior ministry said Sunday.
- French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed there would be "full transparency" over the response by security forces after criticism that police preparations had been inadequate.
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"We all feel anger and shame," Macron said of the devastation brought by the protests that included town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted or damaged.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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