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French Carcan stated that, according to information from JDD relayed by journalist Lara Tch, Scorpion submachine guns capable of firing in bursts, as well as Kalashnikovs, would have been found with both minor and major rioters close to the Islamist movement. Quoting sources from the DGSI, he added that some of the individuals involved may not have been apprehended and are still at large. He also mentioned CNEWS - Soir Info. #Sécurité #Émeutes #Islamisme (translated)

The well-known journalist and presenter Paul Amar reported on the CNews channel, citing his own information, that in a street, businesses owned by Jews had been deliberately damaged or set on fire, while businesses run by Muslims had been spared. #Frankreich #Antisemitismus #Unruhen (translated)

Press Briefs described a rally organized on October 17 as massive, but marked by violence. The report stated that the Ministry of the Interior counted 550,000 demonstrators, compared to up to 800,000 according to the organizers, and that intelligence services had underestimated the size of the gathering by five to eight times. It compared the official figure to the 282,710 participants recorded during the record of the Yellow Vests on November 17, 2018. The report mentioned looting and damage in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, as well as clashes near the Élysée. It also reported that a 17-year-old girl lost an eye in Mulhouse, where an investigation by the IGPN was opened, and that a 17-year-old boy had his hand severed in Saint-Étienne. In Paris, according to Press Briefs, a video showed a person on the ground being beaten by more than twenty police officers, while a protester died on Boulevard Magenta; the prefecture mentioned a cardiac arrest. Press Briefs criticized the media coverage of the rally and relayed several political statements. The report noted that Marion Maréchal Le Pen refused to distinguish between the vandals and peaceful demonstrators, that Éric Ciotti called the unrest an "intifada," and that François-Xavier Bellamy called for the imprisonment of Philippe Poutou. It also highlighted comments from Prisca Thévenot about Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his remarks about Sébastien Lecornu, who called on the French to choose their side between the law enforcement and the Republic. The report further indicated that the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, denied the figure of 30,000 looters, and that an AI-generated image, presented as showing an elderly couple being robbed in Paris, had garnered nearly six million views on X. Finally, it reported that Laurent Nuñez had submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, who had refused it. #France #Mobilisation #Violences (translated)

Xenia Fedorova wrote that a minister like this was irreplaceable, citing his expulsion under the "absolute emergency" regime and the threat of legal action against CNEWS leaders following a broadcast. She believed this explained why Macron was keen to keep him. #Politique #Macron #Gouvernement (translated)

Destination Télé wrote that, for three weeks, the debate had been reversed and the police were being presented as a source of disorder and repeated violence. The account claimed that BFMTV, France Inter, Quotidien, and Nova had been expressing this narrative all day, while the state wanted to ban CNews. https://t.co/bF0NBxNB5w #Police #DébatPublic #LibertéDePresse (translated)

The author claimed that Lecornu, supported according to him by CNEWS, invoked a silent majority while he had no legitimacy or majority. He also wrote that, in the face of one of the largest mobilizations in the history of French youth, Lecornu had allowed looters to act in order to try to maintain himself. #Mobilisation #Jeunesse #Politique #FR (translated)

In Paris, the headquarters of CNews was targeted early in the morning "by a hundred people," reports AFP, which mentions "damage," such as "overturned barriers" and "broken windows." It's really sad, indeed... 🥲 21 people have been arrested, according to the police prefecture. (translated)

The author supposed that France Inter, Radio Nova, the 8 p.m. news of France 2, and the progressives he referred to with irony would express their solidarity with CNews and would assert that attacking a media outlet amounted to attacking democracy. He also anticipated that they would condemn the violence mentioned, but his publication was interrupted in the middle of this sentence. #média #solidarité #démocratie #FR (translated)

Bastion reported, citing CNEWS and Reda Belhajj, that a policewoman had been seriously injured in Paris after being struck by a paving stone and was suffering from an open fracture of the hip. He added that she had been transported urgently to the hospital. #Paris #Police #Urgence (translated)

During nationwide protests in France, there were riots, including in Paris, where demonstrators attacked the headquarters of the TV channel CNews and the police used tear gas against rioters, while more than 160 people were arrested in total. #Frankreich #Proteste #Macron (translated)

Cerfia reported that the media Frontières had condemned the assault in Paris on a team working for CNews. According to Frontières, its journalists had been chased for nearly 200 meters and punched and hit by glass bottles thrown in their direction. https://t.co/5MDzv0UF0T #Journalisme #Paris #Violence (translated)

The author expressed his support for the journalists of CNews, whom he said had been violently attacked by far-left groups. He stated that the channel's teams had been targeted for several days by violent groups and believed that a "totalitarian shift" was underway. He also accused groups he described as "red fascists" of carrying out physical attacks. (translated)