9 minutes agoCalming the Situation in France
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The riots across France, which was sparked after the murder of a 17-year-old, have calmed down on the sixth night. But public buildings, cars, and trash cans have been the target of fires and vandalism overnight. The French Interior Ministry said 157 persons were arrested during the night. Since June 27, when the riots began in [...]
The French Interior Ministry said 157 persons were arrested during the night. Since June 27th, when the riots began, 3,354 persons have been arrested in France while two police stations have been attacked.
Close to 45,000 officers were deployed throughout the country where protests against discrimination against persons descended from former French Colonels and living in low-income neighborhoods. Nahel, the teenager who was killed last Tuesday, was of Algerian descent. He was killed by a policeman in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris.
Throughout France, 297 cars have been burned at night, while there have been fires in 34 buildings.
A 24-year-old fireman died after a heart attack while working on fire extinguishing in an underground garage, police said in Paris. The cause of fire in this residential building is being investigated, authorities said.
France's president, Emmanuel Macron, has blamed social networks for spreading riots and has called on parents to be responsible for their teenage children.
Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told a French radio that parents who give up this responsibility “either because of apathy or deliberately” will be prosecuted.
Nahel, 17, was killed during traffic control. His family has called for an end to the riots. / REL/
