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New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron He was criticized after seeing him dance Elton John concert Even as hooligans in Paris They took to the streets for the third night in a row to protest the police shooting of a teenage boy.
According to several media reports, anger against Macron is mounting after he was photographed at the Accor Arena in Paris, watching Elton on his farewell tour, looting high-end storefronts along the rue de Rivoli in central Paris.
Thursday night saw some of the most destructive protests Paris has seen in over a decade. Gangs were filmed looting shops, entering outlets and smashing windows, and videos on social media showed urban landscapes in flames across the country. A tram was set on fire in the eastern city of Lyon and 12 buses were destroyed at a depot in Aubervilliers, north of Paris.
The French Interior Ministry said 249 officers were injured in the violence last night. More than 650 demonstrators were arrested.
The violence hit Marseille, Lyon, Pau, Toulouse and Lille as well as parts of Paris, including the working-class suburb of Nanterre, where Nael M. was killed. – of Algerian and Moroccan origin – shot dead on Tuesday. Traffic stop.
Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne called the violence “intolerable and unforgivable” and affirmed her support for police and firefighters who “courageously carry out their duties”.
Macron holds the crisis meeting
Macron cut short his attendance at the European Union summit in Brussels on Friday to return to France amid mounting unrest.
He has called an emergency meeting within his cabinet in the wake of a night of violence and turmoil.
Macron has so far ruled out declaring a state of emergency.
But a photo of Macron with Elton ignited anger overnight, with Thierry Mariani, a member of the European Parliament at the Marine Le Pen national rally, fuming: “While France was on fire, Macron clapped for Elton John.”
According to several media reports, anger against Macron is mounting after he was photographed at the Accor Arena in Paris, watching Elton on his farewell tour, looting high-end storefronts along the rue de Rivoli in central Paris.
Thursday night saw some of the most destructive protests Paris has seen in over a decade. Gangs were filmed looting shops, entering outlets and smashing windows, and videos on social media showed urban landscapes in flames across the country. A tram was set on fire in the eastern city of Lyon and 12 buses were destroyed at a depot in Aubervilliers, north of Paris.
The French Interior Ministry said 249 officers were injured in the violence last night. More than 650 demonstrators were arrested.
The violence hit Marseille, Lyon, Pau, Toulouse and Lille as well as parts of Paris, including the working-class suburb of Nanterre, where Nael M. was killed. – of Algerian and Moroccan origin – shot dead on Tuesday. Traffic stop.
Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne called the violence “intolerable and unforgivable” and affirmed her support for police and firefighters who “courageously carry out their duties”.
Macron holds the crisis meeting
Macron cut short his attendance at the European Union summit in Brussels on Friday to return to France amid mounting unrest.
He has called an emergency meeting within his cabinet in the wake of a night of violence and turmoil.
Macron has so far ruled out declaring a state of emergency.
But a photo of Macron with Elton ignited anger overnight, with Thierry Mariani, a member of the European Parliament at the Marine Le Pen national rally, fuming: “While France was on fire, Macron clapped for Elton John.”
The unrest brought back memories of the 2005 riots that rocked France for three weeks and forced President Jacques Chirac to declare a state of emergency.
The wave of violence erupted in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois and spread across the country after the deaths of two young men who ended up electrocuted at an electricity substation while hiding from the police.
(With inputs from agencies)
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