Macron accuses foreign leaders of exploiting France riots
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French President Emmanuel Macron accused unnamed foreign leaders on Wednesday of exploiting riots in France for electoral gain and amplifying false claims about the unrest.
Speaking in Doha, Macron referred to leaders campaigning “here in the region or on the other side of the Atlantic,” an apparent reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump. He called some foreign comments “unacceptable and even stupid” and said artificial intelligence-generated fake videos had influenced claims that France had been overrun by migrants and Islamists.
Trump blamed mass immigration for the violence and urged France to close its borders, while Netanyahu described the unrest as an “invasion of extremist Islam.” Macron said there was no visible foreign interference in the riots themselves, but alleged that information about them had been manipulated afterward.
The violence erupted Saturday on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations over the rising cost of living, following weeks of student protests. Masked rioters clashed with police, looted shops and damaged public buildings in Paris and other cities. Authorities imposed nighttime curfews in some areas, and the government promised a large police deployment ahead of further demonstrations planned for Saturday.
The BBC reported that more than 800 people had appeared before courts and nearly 150 had been jailed. Macron has said authorities will act firmly against those responsible for the violence.
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