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Voters frustrated about inflation, economic concerns, President Emmanuel Macron's 'arrogant' leadership

The incident happened at a high school in Arras, France and the suspect was arrested at the scene.

French President Emmanuel Macron accused social media of playing a “considerable role” in encouraging copycat acts of violence as the country tries to tamp down protests

Paris: French voters have denied the re-elected President Emmanuel Macron an absolute majority as the newly formed left-wing alliance government has gained the majority. The result announced in the early hours of Monday threw French politics into turmoil and raised the question of the legislation and messy coalition. Earlier, Macron’s centrist alliance, Ensemble (Together), was […]

A wave of jihadist attacks on French soil, often by so-called "lone wolf" assailants, has killed more than 250 people since 2015.

Among possible new measures for the hardest-hit areas are lengthening existing curfews, full confinement on weekends or all week, and closing non-essential businesses.

Several suspected Islamist radicals have been arrested in dozens of raids since Paty's murder, and about 50 organisations with alleged links to such individuals have been earmarked for closure by the government.

The scenes of unrest came after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered restaurants and bars to shut from 6:00 pm.

"He was killed because Islamists want our future."

"Police had arrived at the scene after receiving a call about a suspicious individual loitering near the school."

The curfew measure, just ahead of the start of a two-week school holiday, contains no travel restrictions, raising the prospect that huge numbers of families will flee cities for the country.