French Mayor Alleges Rioters Tried to Assassinate Him in 5th Night of Violence

French Mayor Alleges Rioters Tried to Assassinate Him in 5th Night of Violence
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (R), and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (C) talks to Vincent Jeanbrun, the Mayor of L'Hay-les-Roses (L) as they meet with municipal police, after rioters rammed a vehicle into the mayor's house overnight, in L'Hay-les-Roses, south of Paris, on July 2, 2023. Charly Triballeau/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Riots erupted for another night across France over a police-involved shooting of a 17-year-old last week, leading to 1,300 arrests, as top police unions issued a warning that the country is “at war.” In another incident, the mayor of a Parisian suburb alleged that rioters tried to assassinate him and his family members.

Top French police unions, Alliance Police Nationale and UNSA Police, over the weekend said that officers are “at war with vermin” and threatened revolt over how the country is handling the riots. “Today the police are in combat because we are at war. Tomorrow we will enter resistance and the government should be aware of this,” the unions in a statement to The Telegraph.
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