The police killing of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop on Tuesday has unleashed three consecutive days of social unrest across France.
Bloomberg reports more than 600 people were arrested Thursday night into Friday, with a majority of them between the ages of 14 and 18.
Rioters targeted municipal buildings, town halls, and libraries in various major cities, stores were looted, and all hell broke out nationwide as the government deployed 40,000 police officers yesterday afternoon to quell the violence. About 200 officers were injured overnight in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where the teen was killed.
The unrest is so bad that President Emmanuel Macron left an EU summit in Brussels, where he will hold another emergency security meeting Friday, AFP reported, citing his office.
Video and pictures on social media of the rioting are absolutely shocking.
France has fallen...
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) June 30, 2023
Police are unable to control the migrant and left-wing riots taking place across the country. French media has surrendered and cannot keep track of the number of towns and cities across the country being looted, set on fire, and destroyed.
Islamic attacks,… pic.twitter.com/s0m4CRLjIL
A large shopping center in the suburbs of Paris is completely destroyed by fire. #FranceRiots pic.twitter.com/75Q78qVj0b
— Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) June 30, 2023
#WATCH : A huge fire is raging in an RATP bus depot in Aubervilliers (Paris suburb) #emeutes #Nanterre#FranceRiots #FranceProtests #RiotsFrance #Paris #FranceProtests #franceViolence pic.twitter.com/O8j46ixrin
— upuknews (@upuknews1) June 30, 2023
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷#France is in a Mess#France #Protests #Riots pic.twitter.com/pwG3Vmfs92
— Freedom (@MassAdi15176401) June 30, 2023
Protestesters in France burning down the largest public library in the city of Marseille. #Paris #Internationalleaks #France #FranceRiots pic.twitter.com/cNwNsPmS0a
— The Notorious HbK (@The5HbK) June 30, 2023
France has some serious demographics problms that seems to increase by the day. This is going to be tough. The future doesn’t look too bright. Paris must learn from Poland. #FranceRiots must be eye opening.
— Mukesh Chaudhary (@MukeshG0dara) June 30, 2023
This is Cultural Enrichment in #Macron's #Francepic.twitter.com/JPGG6HFdTZ
Burning bus stations, banks, police stations, cranes, and car bombs.
— MidnightVisions (@MidnightVision5) June 30, 2023
This is Cultural Enrichment in #Macron's #France#PARIS #Nanterre #FranceRiots #FranceProtests #RiotsFrance #protest #protests pic.twitter.com/6NtbRRyZzl
The front entrance of a grocery store in #Nantes, #France has been smashed by a car and is curretly being looted, as Muslim riots enter the 3de night. pic.twitter.com/LXeGS9Fo1z
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) June 29, 2023
The looting of an Apple store in France.https://t.co/ryUF9UkUAP
— Russian Market (@runews) June 30, 2023
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NOW - Looting, violent riots spread to several cities in France. The situation is out of control in parts of the country. pic.twitter.com/ngsGcVVNol
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 30, 2023
Muslims in the french city of #Rennes have stolen a forklift from an construction site and are destroying infrastructure, as violent Muslim riots enters its 3de night in #France. pic.twitter.com/u8Vkux91HU
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) June 29, 2023
"Nothing justifies the violence that's occurred," said Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.
Borne is correct. Looting stores and burning buildings isn't a typical response for those grieving over the death of a young man killed by police. France is supposedly a first-world country with a law and judicial system that will ensure justice will be served.
We must ask critical questions, perhaps some that will trigger mainstream journos, of who exactly is sparking these riots. If it's organized crime gangs, migrants, or just teenagers.
(Article by Tyler Durden republished from Zerohedge.com)
