French President Emmanuel Macron appeared in front of the camera after his crisis meeting with the cabinet due to the violence that spread throughout the country, starting after the police killed a youth of African descent.
French President Macron emphasized that the death of the teenager was instrumentalized and abused in an “unacceptable” way.
“MORE POLICE WILL BE DETECTED”
Saying “Nothing can justify violence”, Macron condemned the violence and stated that the current situation is “unacceptable and unjustified”. “More police will be deployed on the streets,” Macron said, listing the measures taken to stop the violence. said.
“NOT THE STATE, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENTS…”
Noting that one-third of those detained last night were young and some of them “very young”, Macron said it was the parents’ responsibility to keep children away from violence, not the state’s, and asked parents to keep young people at home. “Social media played a role in fueling violence by facilitating the organization of demonstrations. We will demand the removal of sensitive content,” Macron said. used the phrases.
“We get the feeling that some young people are playing video games that poison themselves on the street,” said Macron, emphasizing that he is in contact with the authorities of social media platforms. Macron also stated that they will take action to identify those who call for violence on social media.
1000 PEOPLE DETENT
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin stated that 1000 people were detained in the events that took place in the country and the average age of those detained was 17.
Darmanin said that 45,000 police and gendarmerie were deployed across the country tonight regarding the incidents that broke out for the young man who was killed by a police bullet.
FIRST LOSS OF LIFE HAS OCCURRED
On the fourth day of the demonstrations, one person was killed in the clash between the police and the protesters.
In a statement made by the French police, it was stated that the 20-year-old youth who lost his life fell from the roof of a store during the clashes, and that the police did not target the young person on purpose.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM 21.00
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the governorships to cancel bus and tram services across the country after 21:00 in the street events that broke out after the police shot a teenager.
Following the shooting of a young driver named Nael M. by a police bullet on 27 June in the city of Nanterre, street protests broke out in different cities of the country.
According to the news in the French press, Darmanin instructed the governors to cancel bus and tram services across the country from 21:00 local time.
On the other hand, tram and bus services, which were previously suspended for 1 day in the Ile-de-France region, where Paris is located, were removed as of 21.00 every evening until a new order.
In the city of Lyon, tram and bus services will be canceled as of 20.00, while all public transportation services will be stopped in Marseille as of 19.00.
EVENTS JUMPED TO STRASBOURG.
In France, after the death of a young driver named Nael M., in Nanterre, a suburb of the capital, by a police bullet, the events that started around Paris spread to Strasbourg.
According to the news in the French press, a world-famous technology store and 2 famous clothing stores were looted in Strasbourg. 11 people were detained in the city.
It is forbidden to hold demonstrations in the city center of Strasbourg from 7:00 pm local time until 04:00 tomorrow morning.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On 27 June, the police opened fire on a car in the city of Nanterre, in which there were 3 people and the driver did not comply with the “stop” warning, killing the 17-year-old driver.
While the investigation into the incident was initiated, those who reacted to Nael’s death took to the streets in different cities across the country and clashed with the police. (AA-UAV)