Footage circulating on social media shows crowds cheering as a car makes several attempts to smash through the glass of a Lidl supermarket in Nantes. Read more:
"While France was on fire, Macron was not at the side of his minister of the interior or the police, but he preferred to applaud Elton John," said Thierry Mariani, an MEP for National Rally.
On Friday, Mr Macron blamed social media for fuelling copycat violence and said it had played a"significant role in the events of the past few days".Speaking in televised remarks from a crisis meeting, he mentioned TikTok and Snapchat in particular. "We sometimes have the feeling that some of them [rioters] are living in the streets of the video games that have intoxicated them," said the president.
Mr Macron said he would try to get"the most sensitive types of content" removed, as well as asking the sites to reveal identities of people who are promoting violence. At least 667 people were arrested across France overnight following a third day of protests over the death of the teenager - named in local reports as Nahel M.Read more:
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