Call for Calm as Paris Mayor's Home Attacked in Latest Unrest
In a shocking development amid the France riots, the home of L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun was targeted in an attempted murder. While the mayor was absent, his wife and children endured a terrifying attack as assailants rammed a car into their home, set it on fire, and launched rockets at them while they fled. The incident, which left Mayor Jeanbrun's wife with a broken leg and one of their children injured, has elicited widespread shock and condemnation, including from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
Macron is due to hold a crisis meeting with interior minister Gerald Darmanin and justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on Monday. Call for Calm as Paris Mayor's Home Attacked in Latest Unrest The French government of President Emmanuel Macron has been struggling to quell five consecutive nights of violent protests since 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic check in a Paris suburb. The recent attack on the home of Vincent Jeanbrun, the right-wing mayor of L'Hay-les-Roses, outside Paris, has further raised tensions, as the mayor's wife sustained a broken leg in the incident.
The grandmother of the French teenager has called for calm and urged people to not resort to rioting and violence. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has also urged perpetrators to be sanctioned with the "utmost severity". In an attempt to restore peace in the nation, the Interior Ministry has deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes nationwide. The protests have become one of the biggest challenges to Macron since he took office in 2017.
The president has postponed a state visit to Germany scheduled to begin Sunday, in an indication of the gravity of the situation in France. Macron is to hold a crisis meeting with interior minister Gerald Darmanin and justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on Monday to discuss the unrest. The killing of Nahel M., who was of Algerian origin, has revived longstanding accusations of institutional racism within the French police, which rights groups say single out minorities during stops. The Prime Minister has called for the perpetrators of the attack on the mayor's home to be punished with the "utmost severity".
In a shocking development amid the France riots, the home of L'Haÿ-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun was targeted in an attempted murder. While the mayor was absent, his wife and children endured a terrifying attack as assailants rammed a car into their home, set it on fire, and launched rockets at them while they fled. The incident, which left Mayor Jeanbrun's wife with a broken leg and one of their children injured, has elicited widespread shock and condemnation, including from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.Despite the government's efforts to restore peace, police chief Laurent Nunez has cautioned that the situation is still far from being under control. The recent unrest has sparked international concern and has raised questions about France's ability to host the Rugby World Cup in the autumn and the Paris Olympic Games in the summer of 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his hope that the French President will be able to find ways to swiftly end the situation.
Nadia, the grandmother of Nahel M., has called for justice and urged that the rioters must also be punished. The government has urged citizens to restore peace and respect the rule of law. The Interior Ministry has deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes nationwide to maintain peace and has arrested 719 people overnight, around half the figure of the previous night. The recent riots have presented a major challenge to President Macron and are a threat to the nation's sense of security and unity. The nation is looking to the government to restore peace and bring an end to the violence.