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Curfews Now in Effect Following Violent France Protests

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“VIOLENT PROTESTS TRIGGER CURFEWS IN FRANCE”

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“FRENCH OFFICIALS IMPOSE CURFEWS AS SCHOOL PROTESTS TURN VIOLEN”

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France last used mass curfews during the 2005 riots!

In 2005, France invoked a 1955 emergency law after weeks of suburban riots, marking the first nationwide curfew in 50 years. Learn the history at Wikipedia

This storyFrance's state of emergency law dates to which conflict?

  1. Algerian War
  2. World War II
  3. The French Revolution
  4. The Franco-Prussian War
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Algerian War

Topic poll · all networksFrance has imposed curfews before. Do they actually work?

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France's 2018 Yellow Vest protests cost ~€2 billion in damages.

The 'Gilets Jaunes' movement paralyzed Paris for months. France's govt pledged €10 billion in wage & benefit concessions to end the unrest — one of Europe's costliest protest settlements ever.

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