A teenager of African French descent was recently shot dead by police for refusing to stop the inspection, causing unrest across France. In the early morning of June 30, a tour bus carrying a Chinese tour group was attacked by a mob in Marseille, France, and several passengers were slightly injured.
The Chinese Embassy in France has issued a notice reminding Chinese citizens in France to pay close attention to the social security situation in France, avoid going to areas of demonstrations and violent conflicts, and take practical measures to strengthen the safety of individuals, vehicles, residences and shops.
Comprehensive CCTV news, interface news and other media reports, on the 30th, some netizens posted a video saying that a tourist bus carrying more than 40 Chinese tourists was attacked by more than a dozen men in black in Marseille, some people were smashed, and the men in black also tried to get on the bus and pull passengers off the bus. At that time, a passenger in the car immediately called the Chinese Consulate General in Marseille, and the staff of the Consulate General subsequently assisted in calling the police.
Zhao Qiang, a passenger on the bus, was shocked and said, "I was so helpless at that time. There are only 7 or 8 young and middle-aged men in the car, there are 3 children and about 0 elderly people in China, and the rest are women." She noted that several of the people who attacked the vehicle had smashed the windows with heavy objects, surrounded the tour bus and carried out repeated attacks, with torches in their hands.
Zhao Qiang said that at about 0 o'clock on the evening of the 29th, the tour bus they were riding was about to enter Marseille. Not long after getting off the highway, I heard a noise outside the window, and I thought I had entered a busy area.
"But when I opened the curtains, I saw a lot of people wearing black veils outside the window. The further into the city, the more people wearing black veils were driving, and these people were staring at their buses with unfriendly eyes. Then the men started shouting at the car, and then they heard the sound of heavy objects hitting the windows."
"At that time, the windshield in front had been completely shattered, but fortunately the driver was calm and calm." In the end, he left the troubled area safely.
The report pointed out that the tour group was originally scheduled to go to Paris, but travelers agreed that France was now too dangerous and asked to leave France first. On the 30th local time, the whole group of tourists arrived in Geneva, Switzerland by car for 8 hours, and ended the trip early that night to return to China.
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It is reported that after the traveler left, clashes between local rioters and police in Marseille escalated further, with people throwing Molotov cocktails at the library building in an attempt to start a fire, and roadside buses being set on fire.
The massive riots in France began on June 27 in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where a police officer stopped a car and opened fire, killing a 7-year-old driver in China, prompting an outcry from all walks of life in France.
Since the 28th, protests and demonstrations have broken out in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Nanterre, France, and violent attacks have been reported in some areas. Among them, Marseille is the most unrested city in the protests in southeastern France.
The French Prime Minister's Office announced on the 30th that the government decided to cancel all large-scale local events to deal with the spread of riots. French President Emmanuel Mackon also said that he would take all measures to maintain the national order in France.
The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General in France pointed out that there have been large-scale demonstrations in France in recent days, violent clashes in many places and deliberate vandalism against public facilities and personal property, and public transportation in some areas such as the Paris Region has also been greatly affected, and the relevant situation continues to ferment. In case of emergency, Chinese citizens are urged to report to the police in time and contact the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in France for assistance.