A number of French cities have decided to cancel their traditional fireworks shows on the Bastille Day holiday celebrated on July 14, although the wave of protests against police violence in France is gradually subsiding, French media reported on Friday

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday he would seek the expulsion of students of the police academy in the southern city of Nimes who organized an illicit party after curfew hours on the eve of another nationwide lockdown

The local courthouse in the southern French city of Nimes was sealed off after active shooting in the lobby left one man killed, local media reported on Friday

French police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as the first clashes of the day erupted with yellow vest protesters in Paris, a Sputnik correspondent said