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| French interior minister calls on cops to crack down on people flouting Covid curfew after ‘deplorable’ scenes at bars & cafes | French interior minister calls on cops to crack down on people flouting Covid curfew after ‘deplorable’ scenes at bars & cafes |
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| France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has vowed to come down with force on those flouting the country’s Covid-19 rules after footage showed crowds of lockdown-weary revelers flocking to bars and restaurants. | France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has vowed to come down with force on those flouting the country’s Covid-19 rules after footage showed crowds of lockdown-weary revelers flocking to bars and restaurants. |
| Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Darmanin said he had asked law enforcement to act with “great firmness” against anyone not respecting France’s 9pm curfew. | Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Darmanin said he had asked law enforcement to act with “great firmness” against anyone not respecting France’s 9pm curfew. |
| The minister criticized the “deplorable” scenes across the country on Wednesday as cafes, bars and restaurants legally opened up for the first time in six months. | The minister criticized the “deplorable” scenes across the country on Wednesday as cafes, bars and restaurants legally opened up for the first time in six months. |
| Darmanin said police and gendarmes had been ordered to intervene and shut down traders who stay open beyond the 9pm cutoff, and remove punters flouting the restrictions. | Darmanin said police and gendarmes had been ordered to intervene and shut down traders who stay open beyond the 9pm cutoff, and remove punters flouting the restrictions. |
| Footage from the cities of Bordeaux, Marseille and the capital Paris showed people enjoying a drink on packed-out terraces on Wednesday. | Footage from the cities of Bordeaux, Marseille and the capital Paris showed people enjoying a drink on packed-out terraces on Wednesday. |
| However, not everyone appeared to adhere to social distancing rules and the six-person limit at tables. | However, not everyone appeared to adhere to social distancing rules and the six-person limit at tables. |
| The northwest city of Rennes also saw a group of more than 1,000 people descend on the central square of Place Sainte-Anne to party beyond 9pm, as venues closed for the night. | The northwest city of Rennes also saw a group of more than 1,000 people descend on the central square of Place Sainte-Anne to party beyond 9pm, as venues closed for the night. |
| Bar furniture and wooden pallets were set alight, while police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse those gathered, according to Ouest-France. | Bar furniture and wooden pallets were set alight, while police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse those gathered, according to Ouest-France. |
| Following the trouble, Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday called for the public to “respect the rules” and exercise “collective discipline” as France’s hospitality sector reopens after lockdown. | Following the trouble, Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday called for the public to “respect the rules” and exercise “collective discipline” as France’s hospitality sector reopens after lockdown. |
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