A protester waves a Palestinian flag as clashes erupt between riot police and demonstrators during a national protest over education conditions in Paris. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump on Monday again blamed immigration for protests and violence that have rocked France in recent days, urging Europe and French president Emmanuel Macron to tighten borders.
"What's happening in France has to do with immigration, not schools, not anything," Trump told reporters in Washington, echoing his comments from the day before. "It's immigration, and I told President Emmanuel Macron, close up your borders."
Weekend demonstrations over soaring prices were held in Paris and other cities, degenerating into some of the worst street violence France has seen in recent years.
