France’s Macron postpones state visit to Germany that was to begin on Sunday after four days of nationwide riots following the police killing of French-Algerian teenager
A worker cleans debris next to damaged and looted Meyer jewelry store in the centre of Marseille, southern France on Saturday, after a fourth consecutive night of rioting in France over the killing of a teenager by police.
"A state visit is a visit of friendship, purely ceremonial, there will be a better time to do so," a Macron aide told Reuters on Saturday, asking not to be named.Macron spoke on the phone on Saturday with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and briefed him on the situation, a spokesperson for the German president said.
Young protesters clashed with police and looted stores in France, piling more pressure on Macron, who had appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling unrest.
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