Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 10-The French government issued a decree on the 9th prohibiting the sale, possession, transportation and discharge of fireworks during the French National Day this year, in order to "prevent the public order from being seriously disturbed during the festival".
July 14th is French National Day. According to Agence France-Presse, the fireworks ban is valid for two days on 14th and 15th, but the festival fireworks show organized by local municipal departments and professionals will not be affected.
On the evening of July 2, the police patrolled near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jingshe
As the domestic riots that have lasted for many days tend to subside, the French government is making every effort to restore order. French Prime Minister Elizabeth borne told Le Parisien on the 8th that the government would use "a lot of means" to protect the people during the National Day.
On June 27th, in Nanterre, Haute Seine, France, a 17-year-old boy was killed when a police officer stopped a car and fired. The incident caused strong reactions from all walks of life in France. Since the evening of June 28, riots in different degrees have continued to occur in many cities in France. Meanwhile, some rioters attacked the police with fireworks.
On the evening of July 2, the police patrolled the Champs Elysé es in Paris, France. Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jingshe
French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 4th that the "peak period" of riots has passed, but caution is still needed in the coming weeks.
In addition, the French capital, Paris, the southern port city of Marseille, and many other places held rallies and demonstrations on the 8th to mourn the African-American French man adama Traore and oppose the police’s violent law enforcement. On July 19, 2016, 24-year-old Traore died while being detained by the police in the suburbs of Paris, which triggered demonstrations and riots in many places in France. (Wang Hongbin)
