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After violence in France, Macron calls for new policing methods

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After violence in France, Macron calls for new policing methods

After looting and clashes during protests over the cost of living, Emmanuel Macron acknowledged failures in anticipating violence and called for new policing methods. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation, which the president refused, according to AFP.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday acknowledged “failures” in anticipating and managing protests over the cost of living, and called on police to adapt their methods in response to rioters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.

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