It’s no surprise that King Charles’s state visit has been cancelled
Yesterday was a day of anarchy in France – and the protests overnight have led to King Charles’s state visit to France, which was due to start this weekend, being cancelled. The King had been due to visit Paris and Bordeaux, two of the cities hit by the most extreme violence. In Bordeaux, a town hall was sacked. In Lorient, a police station was attacked – and in Nantes a court was vandalised. The worst of the violence was in Paris. Hundreds of thugs clad in black fought running battles with police, 149 of whom were injured, and they also smashed and looted shops, banks and restaurants. Gérald Darmanin, the Interior Minister, attributed the violence to far-left extremists to whom he addressed a message on Thursday evening: ‘I want to tell them that we are extremely determined, that violence will not succeed.’
Des pêcheurs en colère bloquent le port de plaisance de #Lorient. Le siège de l'organisation des producteurs pêcheurs de Bretagne a été investi et saccagé (Ouest-France) #greve28mars #manifestation #Revolution #France pic.twitter.com/8X44Cs7aPo
— Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) March 24, 2023
Manifestation spontanée et barricades également dans les rues de Grenoble hier soir (@villermet_b2) #greve23mars #Revolution #greve24mars #manif23mars #revolution2023 #manifestationpic.twitter.com/S0M0Hnash3
— Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) March 24, 2023
Chaos dans les rues d'Angers aujourd'hui #greve23mars #Manifestation #Revolution #Macron13h #manif23mars #revolution2023 pic.twitter.com/w3yn8soSjp
— Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) March 23, 2023
