The BBC reports that Police in the French city of Lyon fired tear gas in the city's Place Bellecour square to break up groups of rioting youths.
The rioting hasagain intensified after it declined:
More than 500 cars were set on fire, two police officers were wounded and 206 people were detained across the country.
This was an increase on the previous night, when about 400 vehicles were torched and 168 people were arrested.
In Paris, thousands of police are on patrol to enforce a ban on all public meetings that may provoke rioting:
The Paris ban on meetings, imposed under new emergency measures, started at 0900 GMT on Saturday and will remain in force until Sunday morning.
The ban prohibits "all meetings likely to start or fuel disorder" and comes after police reports of e-mails and text messages calling for "violent acts" in the city on Saturday.
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