There are many violent images circulating since last night on social networks and which are grouped under the #argenteuil . Scuffles broke out last night between dozens of young people and the police, in the Val-d’Argent Nord district, in Argenteuil. About thirty young people, mainly adolescents, participated in the gatherings. Le Parisien specifies that “fires were started on rue de la Berionne, and mortar fire launched in the direction of the police, present in large numbers in the neighborhood and supported by helicopter flying over the area, which were fired on by tear gas. The Berionne bus stop was set on fire. ” Source Jeanmarcmorandini
Over 50 percent of Americans would like to see the army deployed to the streets of US cities to help police tackle the riots raging across the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
The US has been gripped by a massive wave of protests for over a week, as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to call for justice for the African American man, who was choked to death by a police officer during a detention process. Source RT
Opposition leaders, including anti-immigrant League party chief Matteo Salvini, marched with hundreds of protesters on Italy’s national day Tuesday to demand the government resign.
Banned from holding large rallies due to the coronavirus, the demonstration was announced as a silent sit-in respecting physical distancing rules. Source RTL
China reiterated on Friday that it is prepared to use all means necessary – including force – to prevent the self-ruled island of Taiwan from becoming independent. Source Al Jazeera
