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Emmanuel Macron has promised extra police for Marseille after protests turned violent and demonstrators entered the town hall. BFMTV reported 21 arrests.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to send extra police units to Marseille after protests in the city turned violent, with demonstrators clashing with police and entering the town hall on Saturday. [1]
A bust of Marianne, a symbol of the French Republic, was pulled from its plinth inside the building. French broadcaster BFMTV reported that 21 people were arrested. [1]
Marseille mayor Benoît Payan welcomed the promise of extra resources. He had previously complained that the city’s police force was understaffed. Payan said there had been only one riot-police unit for the whole city that morning, and argued that Marseille was five times larger than Lyon and two and a half times larger than Paris. [1]
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