France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid fears of renewed riots.
Protesters have been filmed launching fireworks during the wave of violent riots that gripped the country following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teenager by a police officer in late June.
France’s Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, had promised “massive measures to protect French people” during July 13-14 which she described as “sensitive days” in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper, published Saturday. In the same interview, Borne confirmed that the French government is considering fining the parents of minors involved in rioting, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
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