Crisis talks are right now underway in France, as a wave of violence hits the country. Brett_McLeod 9News MORE:
Police made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday after a mass security deployment aimed at quelling France's worst social upheaval in years.leadership and exposed deep-seated discontent in low-income neighbourhoods over discrimination and lack of opportunity.Protesters block a street with garbage cans in Colombes, outside Paris, France, Saturday, July 1, 2023.
Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said his wife and one of his children were injured in the attack at 1.30am while the family was sleeping and he was in the town hall monitoring the violence. Nationwide arrests were lower than the night before. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin attributed that to "the resolute action of security forces."
On Saturday, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti warned that young people who share calls for violence on Snapchat or other apps could face prosecution. Macron has blamed social media for fuelling violence. Hundreds of mourners stood along the road on Saturday leading to a hilltop cemetery in Nanterre to pay tribute to Nahel as his white casket was carried from a mosque to the burial site.
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