French police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the fire that devastated the historic town hall in Limoges during rioting on 17 October.
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that → arrest → October
The building, dating back to 1883, suffered extensive damage, with its roof and belfry collapsing.
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roof → date → damage
France is set to deploy military forces during further protests planned for this coming Saturday, interior minister Laurent Nunez has said.
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Nunez → set → Saturday
“We will deploy the Sentinelle force, obviously as a substitute to interior security forces... mostly to free police and gendarmes in their mission to maintain order,” Mr Nunez told the National Assembly.
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Nunez → deploy → Assembly
Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu said police deployment for Saturday’s demonstrations would be “massive” and that his goal was for an “immediate return to order”.
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goal → say → order
The French government has continued to impose partial curfews across the country, including in Paris and Nice, after the riots and looting.
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government → continue → riots
“These localised curfews are efficient,” the PM told parliament on Tuesday.
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PM → tell → Tuesday
“They helped to restore calm last night.”
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They → help → calm
The French riots have been followed by other unrest across Europe, with similar incidents in Belgium, Albania and Italy, where the government is set to dispatch 500 army troops to “defend Milan”.
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government → follow → Milan
French PM admits shortcomings in handling protests
French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has admitted shortcomings in the government’s handling of Saturday’s protests.
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Lecornu → admit → protests
“As with all difficult operations, there are things you get right, and things that go wrong,” he was quoted as saying by Le Monde.
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he → be → Monde
“We have nothing to hide.”
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We → have → nothing
Across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and other cities, police were overwhelmed by unprecedented violence and failed to prevent widespread destruction and looting of thousands of shops.
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police → overwhelm → shops
Interior minister Laurent Nunez said: “We obviously need to be better at anticipating protests as they unfold,” because “the measures put in place ended up asymmetrical with the number of participants.”
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measures → say → participants
Italy to deploy 500 soldiers to Milan
Italy is deploying 500 soldiers to Milan after cost of living protests escalated into clashes with police, vandalism and looting.
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protests → deploy → police
Prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has announced tougher security measures and penalties for rioters, including potential financial liability for parents of children involved in looting or vandalism.
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government → announce → looting
France is also stepping up security ahead of planned Saturday demonstrations, deploying military personnel to support police and promising a “massive” police presence following last weekend’s riots.
Paris NFL game given green light to go ahead after violent protests in France
Sunday's NFL matchup in Paris between the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers will proceed as scheduled under heightened security measures, the league announced Tuesday, following a period of violent unrest that engulfed the French capital.
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that → step → capital
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed Tuesday that military personnel will reinforce police in a "massive" security operation targeting demonstrations set for Saturday, following looting and widespread rioting across Paris and other French cities on October 17.
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personnel → confirm → October
I fear Britain’s politics are about to turn as ugly as Europe’s
Never think it cannot happen here.
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it → fear → Europe
We do not have a history of taking to the streets and setting fire to things every now and again as the French do.
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French → have → things
The last time that Paris was in flames, the authorities eventually reported that the crisis was over, and the number of cars being burned in the suburbs had returned to the “normal level”.
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number → report → level
The normal level in London is zero, but we have had riots and looting that seemed to come out of nowhere – the last big outbreak being in the summer of 2011.
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outbreak → have → 2011
We have had localised eruptions of political violence, but what is most alarming is the polarisation of opinions and the increasing expression of extreme views.
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is → have → views
This is what creates the conditions in which the sparks of disorder are more likely to be lit which will start a French-style conflagration.
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which → create → conflagration
France plans ‘massive’ police presence this weekend with military deployed
France will deploy its Sentinelle military force this Saturday to guard sites and free up police officers to maintain order during planned protests.
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France → plan → protests
Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has promised a massive police deployment aimed at securing an immediate return to calm following violent weekend unrest.
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Lecornu → promise → unrest
Partial curfews have been enforced in several cities, including Paris, Nice and Marseille, after thousands of rioters were arrested during nationwide protests.
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thousands → enforce → protests
Justice minister Gérald Darmanin pledged an unrelenting response to any further acts of violence.
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Darmanin → pledge → violence
The riots have spread across Europe to Belgium, Albania and Italy, where 500 military troops are being deployed to defend Milan.
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troops → spread → Milan
Rioting in Milan caused by ‘hybrid war’ against the West, says Italian defence minister
A weekend of rioting and violence in Milan was caused by a “hybrid war” being waged against the West, Italy’s defence minister warned on Tuesday.
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minister → cause → Tuesday
Days of unrest in Italy has seen demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalise property after peaceful protests over the cost of living and public services turned violent.
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protests → see → living
Just look at their Gen X parents
Thirty-four years ago next month, Rage Against the Machine’s eponymous debut was released.
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debut → look → parents
Though it was a slow burner, it became a commercial and cultural hit, largely due to the popularity of “Killing in the Name”, which became a Gen X anthem.
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which → become → Name
A chorus containing the line “f*** you, I won’t do what you tell me” proved irresistible to nihilistic Nineties teens and young adults, who were angry with the government and a system that they didn’t see working for them.
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they → contain → them
The song’s chorus speaks directly to where the youth find themselves today.
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youth → speak → themselves
Jonah, 15, has been playing the record on rotation since he was introduced to the band by his dad; the only thing he doesn’t get, according to his dad Simon, 51, is what on earth the Nineties kids had to be so angry about.
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kids → play → earth
From a Gen A and Gen Z point of view, their Gen X parents lived the dream, coming of age at a time when houses were affordable, culture more accessible, the job market less scary, and gaining a university degree still delivered on its promise.
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gaining → live → promise
The European cities facing protests from Paris to Milan as continent gripped by cost of living crisis
Violent protests have broken out across Europe amid growing frustration over the cost of living crisis, a lack of affordable housing and deteriorating school conditions.
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protests → face → housing
As many as 550,000 people turned out across France on Saturday, according to authorities, to demonstrate against declining public services.
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people → turn → services
Protests turned violent in Paris as shops were looted and cars set on fire in some of the city’s worst violence in years.
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cars → turn → years
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