Yesterday several cities and urban areas throughout France began using curfews in an attempt to stop the riots and looting that have erupted throughout the country. Today, they announce the military will be mobilized to support police efforts.
FRANCE – France is set to deploy the military to the streets to maintain order as protests in the country escalate.
The Sentinelle force, created in 2015 after a wave of terrorist attacks in Paris, will be used “mainly on static security missions.”
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told lawmakers that the deployment can free up police officers and gendarmes to carry out law enforcement operations.
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government will carry out a “massive” security operation next weekend to prevent new incidents. He also claimed that there will be new curfews “where the situation requires it.”
The decision led to reduced chaos on Monday night, according to Lecornu. Some areas, including Les Halles and parts of central Lyon saw a curfew last night. Lille and Nice imposed curfews for minors.
[…] According to the French Ministry of Interior, over half a million joined the demonstrations on Saturday. Lecornu said 1,200 people had been arrested and 150 police officers had been injured.
In some areas, protests descended into looting and rioting. Shops were looted in Paris, Marseille, Nice, Nantes, Bordeaux, Limoges, Lille, Toulouse and Strasbourg, the French news agency AFP reported. (read more)
Saints fans Paris: Louvre is closed. Curfews in effect. Game day: stay close to the Stadium, go directly from the train station to the stadium then back to the train station-do NOT wander into the neighborhood.
Central Paris: Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower are open, however… pic.twitter.com/n5wLBRtbJI— Kristine Froeba (@Kristine_Froeba) October 20, 2026
ITALY 🇮🇹 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced new measures, effective immediately: Participation in a violent demonstration of at least five people can result in a prison sentence of 5 years with a maximum fine of €20,000.
Such demonstrations would include throwing stones,… pic.twitter.com/QGmitrJI7S
— Toria Brooke (@realtoriabrooke) October 20, 2026
El dueño de una tienda de anime en Francia compartió el video de seguridad que muestra cómo saquearon su negocio de 29 años durante las recientes protestas en París.
El comerciante explicó que no pudo hacer nada para detenerlos porque eran demasiados, lamentando que el trabajo…
— AnimeTrends (@animetrends) October 20, 2026
🚨BREAKING: French police are receiving massive public support for cornering a group of far-left looters and doing what their parents should be doing to them
Bravo. 🇫🇷👏 pic.twitter.com/osnSDWvh9D
— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) October 19, 2026
Well, at least the looting and rioting has been mostly peaceful, eh? lol
That said, I’m a bit troubled by this:
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government will carry out a “massive” security operation next weekend to prevent new incidents. He also claimed that there will be new curfews “where the situation requires it.”
Is it me, or haven’t our DSA controlled Democrat “friends” told us that this sort of thing is racist? Just think of all of those poor, innocent, brown-skinned, “immigrants” being unfairly subjected to the justice system. What a travesty!!!
Stephen Miller said it best… The left wants to legalize crime and criminalize everything else in the left’s way. They finally got the hint, just way too late.
after all damage then military help ? little too late france,
Maybe the French military will arrive with the white flags in their holsters
Until they start using live rounds to quiet the mobs…it’s just for show.
Napoleon had some choice words about dealing with mobs of looters running rampant.
Just wondering…If round one of taunting and threatening the looters and rioters is a failure, shall they taunt them a second time’uh? 😉
Wondering how much PDJT’S threat to withdraw from Europe has forced governments hands to control rioters.
France has a military? Since when?