Macron Asks Parents, Social Media Firms to Help End Clashes
- Interior Ministry says 875 people were arrested overnight
- Macron says social media is being used to organize violence
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French President Emmanuel Macron called on parents and social media platforms to help bring an end to violence that has swept the country since the police killing of a 17-year-old and has resulted in the arrest of hundreds of young people.
A third straight night of unrest Thursday after a teenager was shot in his car in a Paris suburb earlier this week led to damage to municipal buildings such as town halls and libraries in Marseille and the Seine-Saint-Denis area, north of Paris.