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France protests ease after five nights of unrest but FCDO advice remains

Destinations
Will Payne
3 July 2023

Protests across France triggered by the police shooting of a teenager are reportedly appearing to ease after five nights of unrest.

(Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)

(Credit: Anthony Choren / Unsplash)

Local authorities are thought to have made just 49 arrests on Sunday (2 July) compared to more than 2,000 across the previous two days. 

According to The Guardian, the ease came following an appeal for calm from the grandmother of the 17-year-old who was shot during a police traffic stop. 

President Emmanuel Macron is now set to meet the leaders of both houses of parliament on Monday (3 July) before he sits down on Tuesday (4 July) with the mayors of 220 towns and cities affected by the protests.