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France: Lecornu calls crisis meeting after violence and looting

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France: Lecornu calls crisis meeting after violence and looting

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is convening a crisis meeting after weekend violence and looting that reportedly targeted around 1,500 businesses. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez tried to resign, but Emmanuel Macron asked him to propose security measures and bring perpetrators to justice, reports the BBC.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is convening the government on Monday to assess the violence and looting that took place across the country over the weekend, reports the BBC. President Emmanuel Macron called for calm in an address to the nation.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez tried to resign, the government announced on Monday, according to the BBC.

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