World·France unrest
Update: France to deploy troops for Saturday's protests as curfews bring a calm night; more than 2,500 taken into custody
France will deploy soldiers from its Sentinelle domestic security force 'mainly on static security missions' to free up police for new protests planned Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told lawmakers, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promised a 'massive' security deployment, CNBC reported. More than 2,500 people had been taken into police custody by Monday evening, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, and overnight curfews around Paris' Place de la République and Les Halles and in Lyon brought no major incidents Monday night, CBS News reported. A business group leader told CNBC that more than 3,000 shops had been looted, as President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism for a three-day tour of the Persian Gulf.
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