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French soccer icon Emmanuel Petit condemns arson and looting, warns Macron to 'protect honest citizens'
Fox News • • world
Key Points:
- French soccer legend Emmanuel Petit condemned violent rioters causing chaos across France, urging those who hate the country to "go back from where you came."
- The unrest, initially sparked by protests over school policy and living costs, escalated into widespread violence with looted stores, torched cars, and clashes with police in cities like Paris and Marseille.
- Petit distinguished between law-abiding, hardworking taxpayers and destructive mobs, expressing solidarity with the former while condemning the latter for their criminal behavior.
- He criticized both homegrown radicals and foreign agitators who reject French values, insisting that only those who respect and want to integrate into France are welcome.
- Petit also called out the French political elite, including President Macron, for failing to protect honest citizens and criticized the government for underfunding essential services while overburdening taxpayers.
