Fear of the civil war in France: the extreme right also took to the streets
As protests continued across the country after a teenager was killed by police in France, police in the city of Lyon dispersed the far-right group with tear gas.
According to French press reports, 49 people were arrested as part of the evening demonstrations. Due to the events, 45,000 police officers and gendarmes deployed in the streets and clashed with the protesters.
According to the statement from the Lyon city governor’s office, a group of ultra-rightists gathered in front of the town hall. The group, which the police tried to disperse with pepper spray, chanted in the streets “France belongs to the French.” The images of the event were shared on social networks.
Law enforcement officers deployed armored vehicles in the Marseille city center in case the protests escalate.
After the attack on the house of the mayor of L’Hay-les-Rose, Vincent Jeanbrun, at night, the president of the Association of Mayors of France, David Lisnard, called on all mayors and citizens to gather in front of the town halls for today. Lisnard pointed out that 147 city halls were attacked in the last few hours, a first in the country’s history.
Clashing with the police, the protesters set many vehicles on fire. (AA)
MACRON’S ‘DO EVERYTHING’ INSTRUCTIONS
President Emmanuel Macron met yesterday at the Élysée Palace with ministers, including Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, to discuss the situation in the country. At the meeting, Macron instructed the ministers to do everything possible to restore order and calm in the country, while asking them to launch a long-term study to understand what is happening in France.
Macron, who will meet tomorrow with the president of the National Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet, and with the president of the Senate, Gerard Larcher, will meet with 220 mayors affected by the demonstrations at the Élysée Palace on July 4.
A CALL FOR SATISFACTION FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF NAHEL
French police opened fire on a car with 3 people in Nanterre on June 27, killing 17-year-old driver Nahel M.
The police officer who killed the youth was suspended and sentenced to trial as a prisoner. While there were major clashes in which hundreds of people were detained between police and protesters in many cities, including Paris, Marseille and Lyon, in the events that broke out, curfews were declared in 10 cities starting at 9:00 p.m. :00 hours.
Nahel’s grandmother, Nadia, also called on activists to remain calm. Speaking to the BFM television channel, the woman argued that the protesters used the death of her grandson as an excuse and she said: “I want them to stop.”