Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne visited the Paris suburb on Sunday and blamed the violence on a fringe minority, saying, "The Republic will not yield, and we will fight back," Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rioting-less-intense-france-overnight-719-arrested-2023-07-02/">reports</a>.<br>
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“Please, I beg you not to fight them,” the woman cried out to
police as she kneeled in the streets of Lyon, France.{ai:summary}<p>French authorities struggle to contain nationwide civil unrest following the police-involved shooting death of an Algerian teenager. Rioters continue to set buildings and vehicles on fire in Lyon, while an older woman pleads with police not to arrest them due to racial discrimination. Over 3,000 rioters have been arrested since the unrest began. #society #crime</p>

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