Rioting in Lille has been a surprisingly multiracial affair as white ultra-left radicals capitalised on the chaos on the streets to pursue a vendetta against the Macronist state while nationalists sit in wait.
France’s territorial intelligence stated Thursday that they believe the rioting is likely to spread to even more areas as authorities fear that far-left extremist groups will seize the opportunity to add to the violence against police.
While the French government had not yet called a state of emergency on Thursday night, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said “the state’s response will be extremely firm.”
Two town halls were set ablaze in the second night of race riots, while the country’s politically powerful police unions have turned against the Élysée Palace, saying their officers are being turned into scapegoats.
The French establishment has been quick to condemn the police for structural racism as violence engulfed the western Parisian suburb of Nanterre Tuesday night.
The impotence of the French government in respect to the island of Mayotte is the same as any European government that claims to be tackling immigration today.
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