Violence and chaos in Paris: In France, primarily young men even set fire to schools, town halls, and police stations, shouting "Allahu akbar," attacking passers-by, looting shops, and desecrating a Holocaust memorial.

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Where does this unbridled anger come from?

Schools and cars burn, and an angry mob rampages through Marseille and Lyon, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake!

In Marseille, the demonstrators torched a truck near a supermarket on Saturday night.

Since a French police officer shot 17-year-old Nahel M. on Tuesday after he fled a police check and endangered passers-by, and was then stopped again, anger has been escalating in France. Demonstrations during the day, riots at night, chaos, destruction, and violence on the streets of France.

France again! Protests against President Emmanuel Macron's (45) pension reform escalated a few months ago, and a general strike paralyzed the whole country. Where does the anger of the French come from?

The backgrounds

"The unbridled anger results from dissatisfaction, especially in the suburbs (banlieues)."

1300 ARRESTS, 2350 FIRES Continued looting, and riots in France

There are ghettos, sealed off from the city limits, where people "feel abandoned by the state and discriminated against by the police." It was striking how many young people were involved in the riots. "Some 13-year-olds were arrested." "Despite good economic development, France is a deeply divided country." Many young French people felt left behind and were afraid of the future. "Lack of prospects and integration problems lead to an explosive mixture in the suburbs - and the extremists on all sides pour oil on the fire and heat it."

The office of a police station in Lyon was also wholly devastated on Saturday.

Does failed integration play a role?

The riots sparked a new integration debate in France, and right-wing and left-wing parties tried to use the incidents for themselves. The left says: The victim was of Algerian origin and is a victim of a racist police force. The right says: The rioters are migrants, destroying our cities and showing contempt for our state.

One thing is clear: the integration in France has failed. In the 1960s and 1970s, many immigrants came to France and settled in the suburbs with poor housing conditions.

"Unfortunately, France is not an isolated case. In many European countries, divisions, alienation, and even violence against things and people are increasing.”

But strict action is needed against the riots. “This brutal, unrestrained destructiveness of young people, which seems aimlessly directed against everyone and everything, is a new, terrible escalation. There is currently no end in sight." "Here, the state must proceed with all consistency; the safety of many people and the stability of the country are at stake." The precarious situation in France can impact Europe and even the United States.