President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager, or risk deep divisions in France. The killing of Nahel M., 17, during a traffic stop last month prompted protests, riots and looting, with many accusing the government of allowing a culture of institutional racism in the police force to fester. Speaking at a cabinet meeting a day after a government reshuffle, Macron said the riots had highlighted “a risk of fragmentation, of deep division, of the nation”.
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