(Euractiv) The leader of the far-right party VOX, Santiago Abascal, indirectly accused radical Muslims living in the European Union of fuelling and masterminding recent rioting and looting in France.
The French authorities are still on alert in Paris, although the sixth night of riots was comparatively much calmer. The government has urged social media to take action against hate speech as youngsters use online platforms to coordinate their attacks.
EURACTIV reports on the ground from the suburb of Nanterre, where the 17-year-old Nahel was killed by a French policeman.
“There is a Europe threatened by mobs of anti-Europeans who smash police stations, burn libraries and stab to steal a mobile phone, who are unwilling to adapt to our way of life and our laws and who think we are the ones who have to adapt,” Abascal said on Saturday, without directly mentioning “Muslims,” El País reported.
