At least 72 arrested on seventh night of riots in France

At least In the seventh consecutive night of riots, 72 people were arrested in Francewhich recorded fewer episodes of violence, in a trend that has been confirmed since the weekend, according to Efe.

The figures of those arrested on the night from Monday to Tuesday announced by the Government, which has not yet hinted at any serious incidents, are clearly lower than 157 in the previous night and 400 in the one from Saturday to Sunday.

And they were counted 159 cars were set on fire, 24 public buildings were damaged due to rioters’ attacks, as well as four police stations or military forces of order, which continued at the same level of mobilization, with 45,000 deployed policemen and gendarmes, reports Efe.

This morning, President Emmanuel Macron receives at the Elysee Palace more than 200 mayors of cities that have recorded riots which, according to Medef employers, have already been estimated cost of more than 1,000 million euroswith more than 200 shops completely looted and 300 bank branches destroyed, as well as 250 newsagents.

The employers did not include in this assessment the impact that this social crisis could have on the image of France and on tourism, caused by the death of a 17-year-old boy who was killed by a policeman on the 27th while trying to jump the control while driving a car for which he did not have a driving license.

Macron, who last night visited several fire stations in Paris, which are on the front lines of the riots to put out the fires caused by the rioters, alluded to the possibility of fining the families of minors responsible for violencewhich is understood as a reference to social assistance, reports Efe.

according to the newspaper Le Parisienthe head of state said that “with the first offense the family should be easily punished” with “some kind of minimum compensation from the first stupidity”.

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, for her part, received the heads of the majority parliamentary clubs in the morning, after she did so yesterday with those from the opposition.