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French Justice Minister promises 'extremely firm' punishment for rioters

French Justice Minister promises 'extremely firm' punishment for rioters
France 24 Tuesday 20 October 2026, 14:37 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. French Justice Minister promises 'extremely firm' punishment for rioters France Issued on: Share This weekend's rioting in France highlighted failings in the security services' handling of threats posed by looters, said Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin. He promised that rioters would face extremely firm punishment. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.
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