PARIS, Oct. 19 -- Emmanuel Macron told France's prefects on Sunday night to work with mayors on protecting cities, public buildings and shops, up to and including banning gatherings where needed, and asked all political parties and trade unions to condemn the violence without ambiguity. He did it in a televised address at 8 pm, saying the country felt "anger and shame" after Saturday's rioting.

The France protest arrests that followed Saturday's marches number nearly 2,400 by the interior ministry's count, according to Al Jazeera, and more than 2,000 in Euronews's report of official figures. Police injuries are just as loose. Al Jazeera cited about 1,000 police and gendarmes hurt, Euronews more than 600 police, gendarmes and firefighters...