2023-06-30 12:25:00
Emmanuel Macron denounced on Friday “an unacceptable instrumentalization of the death of a teenager” and announced that “additional means” were going to be deployed by the Minister of the Interior following three nights of urban riots following the death of young Nahel during a police check in Nanterre.
During the Interministerial Crisis Committee held at the Ministry of the Interior, the Head of State welcomed the “rapid and appropriate” response from the police. He also called on “all parents to be responsible” and also asked social networks to “remove” content and identify users linked to this urban violence.
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All buses and trams will therefore be interrupted at 9 p.m.
Seized by an amateur video, the point-blank shot of the official on the teenager during a roadside check continues to set fire to many working-class neighborhoods in France. Following the numerous riots, all buses and trams will therefore be interrupted at 9:00 p.m. at the latest “every evening until further notice”, announced Friday Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the authority responsible for organizing the transport in the capital region.
This measure is taken “for the safety of agents and travelers”, explained IDFM while the Paris region, like the rest of France, has been plagued by riots since Tuesday. A similar measure had been put in place on Thursday evening, while the day before, six buses and a tram had been set on fire and other buses stoned in different cities in the Paris region.
During the night from Thursday to Friday, twelve buses belonging to the RATP were completely destroyed by molotov cocktails thrown at a site where they were parked in Aubervilliers Friday morning, the circulation of buses and trams gradually resumed from 6:30 a.m. but 23 lines out of 350 remained interrupted with “the greatest difficulties” around Nanterre and Pantin, according to the RATP.
The tram lines T2 and T5 also remained closed while on the rest of the network, the tram was operating at idle or partially due to damage to the infrastructure. “My first message is a message of indignation, of disgust, when we see the public services that are affected, it can only add injustice to injustice and anger to anger,” said the minister. Transport delegate Clément Beaune during a visit to Aubervilliers, where the buses were destroyed
”We want the public service to resume […] but we will always prioritize the safety of agents and passengers”, he assured on the sidelines of this trip.
UK worried
In its travel advice, the British Foreign Office points out that riots have been taking place since June 27 “throughout France” with in particular the risk of disruption in transport or the possibility that curfews will be put in place locally. . “The locations and times of riots are unpredictable,” the ministry writes, urging Britons in particular to “follow the media”, “avoid areas where riots are taking place” and “follow the recommendations of the authorities”.
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