Macron To His Cabinet: Restore Order Whatever It Takes.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in his latest stance on the widespread protests in this country, asked his cabinet ministers to use all their power and do everything they can to restore order and peace to the country.
Earlier, Macron blamed the French protests on several teenagers and said that these people are rioting under the influence of social networks and video games. He asked French parents to take responsibility and prevent teenagers from being on the streets.
At the same time, Al Jazeera reported that France has deployed its special forces in the center of Lyon city to deal with the protesters, and there are reports of clashes between the security forces and the police in the city of Montpellier.
Following the news of the murder of a 17-year-old teenager on Tuesday, angry protesters set fire to government buildings and vehicles in the French countryside. Since then, the unrest has spread to other cities and regions of France and continues to this day.
While the security forces and the French police have failed to reduce the intensity of the protests, some news reports about the use of drones to monitor the protests and control the protesters.
According to the report of the Global Times news site, during the protests on Friday last week until yesterday, more than 2,500 fire incidents were registered, 1,350 vehicles, and 234 buildings were set on fire. 79 police officers were injured and more than 1300 people were arrested. At least 45,000 police and gendarmerie officers have been deployed in France, and the French government has canceled all major ceremonies and events across the country.
