# French cities ‘calm overnight’ after targeted curfews, prime minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/107465

- The Guardian, 2026-10-20 07:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/20/france-protests-paris-curfews-italy-europe-ukraine-latest-news-updates

> French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said targeted curfews in parts of Paris and other major cities helped bring calm overnight and suggested more could be imposed if needed. A helicopter swept a searchlight over Paris’s Place de la République, while some restrictions in Bordeaux and Nice were to last several days.

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