Billionaire Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, is baffled by where protesters in France were able to get such a large number of weapons.
“Where do they get all the guns?” asked a question in it twitter American businessman.
He noted that gun ownership for ordinary citizens in Europe is extremely limited, but still available. Musk suggested that many of the weapons used by the protesters may have been stolen or illegally smuggled into France.
Protests against police violence in Paris and other French cities did not subside for the fifth day. The riots began after the murder of a 17-year-old of French-Algerian origin who refused to comply with the requirements of the highway patrol. The police officer who shot the teenager was arrested and taken into custody.
In addition, hundreds of protesters were arrested. During the riots, dozens of shops were looted, a thousand cars were burned, and buildings were damaged.
Following the murder of a teenager, the United Nations urged French authorities to address issues of racism and racial discrimination in the police force.
before in France arrested More than 600 protesters over the police killing of a Franco-Algerian teenager.