The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for France, ahead of a busy weekend in Paris that promises an ‘act two’ following riots last week, and a major NFL match in the city.
\n\n“Violence and rioting, tied to ongoing protests, have recently occurred in France and may continue”, the U.S. Embassy in Paris said in a security alert to American tourists in the city it advised to avoid “areas of unrest”.
\n\nLarge crowds and significant police activity should also be skirted by Americans abroad, the embassy said, which noted that multiple groups had signalled intent to protest in Paris over the weekend and that the French government had said it would “curb ‘illegitimate’ protests’. The embassy said: “Recent demonstrations were violent and involved heavy property destruction, uncontrolled looting, and attacks on police. Police responded with crowd control methods including tear gas.”
\n\nFrance has been rocked by weeks of protests turned to riots and looting after, it is stated by the French government, hard-left groups infiltrated an organic student protest movement that began in September. These events stepped up to a new level of violence on Saturday when attacks on property and police became more widespread, looting swept some Paris…
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