Local authorities all over the country announced bans on demonstrations, ordered public transport to stop running in the evening, and some imposed overnight curfews.
PARIS, France – Rioting across France appeared to be less intense on Saturday, July 1, as tens of thousands of police had been deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a teenager of North African descent, whose shooting by police sparkedPresident Emmanuel Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on Sunday to handle the worst crisis for his leadership since the “Yellow Vest” protests paralyzed much of France in late 2018.
The biggest flashpoint was in Marseille where police fired tear gas and fought street battles with youths around the city centre late into the night. The unrest, a blow to France’s global image just a year from holding the Olympic Games, will add political pressure on Macron. For the funeral, several hundred people lined up to enter Nanterre’s grand mosque. Volunteers in yellow vests stood guard, while a few dozen bystanders watched from across the street.
“This absolutely needs to stop. The government is completely disconnected from our reality,” she said. Players from the national soccer team issued a rare statement calling for calm. “Violence must stop to leave way for mourning, dialogue and reconstruction,” they said on star Kylian Mbappe’s Instagram account.
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