Social unrest spread like cancer across French cities for a fourth consecutive night, with hundreds of buildings and vehicles set ablaze. President Emmanuel Macron's government struggled to contain the violence, which was sparked on Tuesday after a teenager was shot dead by a police officer.
In an update on Saturday, France's Interior Ministry said 2,500 fires were reported overnight. Rioters set fire to 1,350 vehicles and 235 buildings nationwide. About 1,300 people were arrested, while the government mobilized 45,000 police officers with armored vehicles to quell the violence.
According to The Telegraph, French police said they were "at war" with "savage hordes of vermin" on Friday night. The country's top police unions threatened revolt unless Macron's government restored law and order.
"Today the police are in combat because we are at war. Tomorrow we will enter resistance and the government should be aware of this," police unions said.
Footage of the chaos overnight:
"Many of the protesters identify with the teenager [shot and killed by police earlier in the week], who has been named only as Nahel M. and who was of Algerian and Moroccan descent," The New York Times said.
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First off, I love France, it's beautiful and the people as a whole are awesome!! Lived there, visited there, and sad about all this nonsense! French folks are tolerant, but don't like rude people that don't respect their laws, culture, nor respect them!
This is what happens when immigrants legal, or mostly illegal invaders from ME, set up communities the police in France were instructed to not bother, IMO, right? Reputed years earlier everyone was to tip toe around those criminals entering, remember? No assimilations, but there were mutilation's, terrorism, and rapes, remember???
Yep, same here with cartels with their human trafficking/drugs here illegally coming across USA borders; Color is not in the equation, it's just allowing in unchecked criminal elements, lawlessness tolerated, right? Reality check, the race card is not working anymore, it's about right versus wrong, duh!
You know there are terrorist with chips on their shoulders not EVER assimilating that bring this ON along with the lying media not telling the whole truth about what occurred, in my opinion! Bet there is more to this story, and pray France settles down, and yes, get better Leadership as does our USA! Same song, different tune. IMO, created crisis by inept Leaders of the pack, looney tunes everywhere!
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