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Family of slained teen urge for unrest to ‘calm down’
The latest alert from the U.S. embassy in Paris related to the rioting was posted on June 29, with the advice that “U.S. citizens should avoid mass gatherings and areas of significant police ...
The protests came days after tensions flared in Paris and Amsterdam related to the conflicts in the Mideast. A massive “Free Palestine” banner was displayed during a Paris Saint-Germain Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, while violence broke out in Amsterdam last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. 11/13/2024 21:34 -0500
Paris fireman dies in protest blaze 08:08 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain A sixth consecutive night of rioting across France saw a young Paris fireman die as he tried to put out a blaze in an underground ...
According to the French interior minister, 107,000 people participated in the protests following calls from leftwing parties. A number of black-clad protesters clashed with the Police and smashed shop windows with 11 protesters being arrested in Paris. [2] Other estimates stated that over 300,000 people participated in the protests. [8]
In the western town of Lorient, Ouest-France newspaper said projectiles caused a brief fire in the yard of a police station. Protestors gather at Place de la Bastille in Paris (AFP/Getty)
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, though the demonstrations were far more subdued than ...