How to pick up the pieces? France reckons with a week of riots
• FRANCE 24 English

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Jul 3, 2023 #Franceriots #Police
From the anger over a police shooting and its attempted cover-up to the riots and destruction that have left a local mayor’s wife in hospital, has the violence now drowned out the legitimate outrage over what sparked it?
There is no justification for looting and destruction nor for the targeting of law enforcement with firecrackers. Why are so many of those in the street so young? Was the escalation avoidable? We will ask about the state’s response.
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France Protests: ‘No violence will go unpunished, says PM

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Jul 2, 2023
The French Prime Minister has declared that “no violence will go unpunished” – after the home of a mayor in the Paris suburbs was attacked during the night, while his family were asleep inside.

Rioters tried to set fire to the house, before hurling firework rockets at his wife and two small children as they fled. President Macron is meeting his top security officials tonight, as ministers pledged to restore order as soon as possible.
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Paris Protest News | Paris News Today | Paris Protest After Teen Died
English News | News18

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Jun 30, 2023 #parisprotest #france #paris
France saw unrest spread to major cities in a third night of riots on Thursday as President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain a mounting crisis triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop.
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France Riots | Fear Of No End To Violence In France After Police Killing Of Teen

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Jul 3, 2023 #franceriots #franceprotests #news18
France Riots | Fear Of No End To Violence In France After Police Killing Of Teen | News18