# France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots

- Source: NYT World
- Published: 2026-10-19T11:51:52+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/europe/france-protests-riots.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/france-officials-acknowledge-failure-around-riots-64c16c/

The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, acknowledged that the police had been underprepared and said he had offered to resign.

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