France has banned the sale of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices until November 27 amid unrest and attacks on police.
Globalinfo.az reports that this is stated in a decree published on November 15 in the official state bulletin.
The ban applies to F2 and F3 category pyrotechnic devices, which until now were sold freely to adults.
F4 category products remain available only to professional pyrotechnicians. These devices could previously be bought only in specialised shops with a special permit, but their use on the streets was not allowed.
The decree states: “These devices are no longer used for festive entertainment; people are being injured with them.”
A government representative said that the right to hold demonstrations is guaranteed in France, but there is no right to injure people. According to him, protesters are effectively using pyrotechnic devices as weapons against police and gendarmes.
At the same time, lycée staff and even students have been injured by these devices. In early November, a teacher, a teaching assistant, a lycée director and another staff member were injured in the Val-d’Oise department.
Note that the latest protest action in France took place a day earlier. The action, attended by 106,000 people, focused mainly on the rising cost of living. At least 219 people were detained during the action.
Aliyar Khalil
Globalinfo.az
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