French firefighter, 24, dies tackling blaze in underground car park amid deadly riots
His death came as politicians urged people to stay at home while the family of the teenager whose death sparked the rampages called for peace.
There were strong signs that the rioting is already slowing down, with 78 arrests on Sunday night, compared to 1,000 on Friday night. The 78 arrests made across France on Sunday was down significantly from 719 arrests on Saturday. More than 3,000 people have been arrested since the riots began last week.
British holidaymakers are being told to regularly check the FCDO website for updated advice. Meanwhile, a travel expert told the Telegraph that people should not cancel trips as they are unlikely to be covered by their insurance unless the FCDO advise changes - and stand to lose substantial sums of money.
Municipal police officers stand in front of the damaged home of the Mayor of l'Hay-les-Roses Vincent Jeanbrun, in l'Hay-les-Roses, a suburb of Paris on July 2, 2023.Several police officers and officials have been attacked during the unrest, including Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor of L'Haÿ-les-Roses - - an area close to Paris-Orly Airport - whose house was rammed by the car.
"At 1:30 in the morning, while I was, as for 3 nights, at City Hall, individuals rammed my home with a car before setting it on fire to set fire to my house, in which my wife and two young children were sleeping.
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