World News France to impose curfews to stop riots

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PARIS (AP) - The French Cabinet on Nov. 8 allowed local officials to impose curfews under a state of emergency law in order to halt riots after the country's worst civil unrest in decades raged for a 12th night.

Nationwide, vandals burned 1,173 vehicles Nov. 8 compared to 1,400 vehicles a night earlier, according to preliminary national police figures

A total of 330 people were arrested, down from 395 the night before.

The unrest is the worst the country has experienced since student revolts in 1968.

President Jacques Chirac has been heavily criticized by opposition parties for taking what appears to be a back seat role in bringing an end to one of the nation's biggest crises.

Meanwhile, foreign governments have warned their citizens to be careful in France

Apparent copycat attacks also spread outside France, with five cars torched outside the main train station in Brussels.

仏で夜間外出禁止令

フランス政府は8日、各地で起きている暴動を抑えるため、地方当局に夜間外出禁止令発令の権限を与えた。

Shukan ST: Nov. 18, 2005

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