attacked and its creche destroyed. In Amiens, about 30 vandals attacked a transformer, causing a blackout in the northern part of the town In Rambouillet, two shops were destroyed. In Carpentras, two fire bombs were thrown at a mosque. Remarkably, president Jacques Chirac immediately condemned the attack, while having remained silent for days when the riots first began. The worst suburban unrest on Friday night was reported in Lyon and the city of Toulouse in the south-west. More than 500 cars were set on fire, two police officers were wounded and 206 people were detained across the country. Saturday 12 November Day – Paris places a ban on all public meetings, to help stop rioting. The ban started at 0900 GMT and will remain in force until Sunday morning. Police in the city of Lyon have fired tear gas to break up groups of youths who hurled stones and bins hours before a curfew was due to begin. Night – 17th night of rioting A nursery school was torched in the southern town of Carpentras. Ten people were arrested in Lyon after 50 youths damaged vehicles. Regional authorities for the first time declared a curfew for minors in Lyon. "It was the first rioting in a major city's downtown core in more than two weeks of violence." A school was burned down in Carpentras. "More than 370 cars were burned, down from 502 the previous night. A further 212 people were arrested", the BBC said. "Clashes were also reported in Toulouse, Dunkirk, Amiens and Grenoble." Sunday 13 November Day France has been offered 50m euros ($59m; £34m) by the European Union to help recover from more than two weeks of rioting in poor city suburbs. European Commission head José Manuel Durão Barroso said up to 1bn euros could be made available eventually for job creation and to help social cohesion. French insurers estimate that damage claims alone will reach 200m euros. Night – 18th night of rioting Some 284 vehicles were burned on Sunday night, down from a peak of over 1,000 a week earlier. 115 people were detained overnight. Monday 14 November Day The French government issues a proposal to extend the State of Emergency for three months. French President Jacques Chirac has pledged to create opportunities for young people in an effort to prevent any resurgence of urban violence. In his first major speech since rioting began, M.