President Emmanuel Macron postpones Germany tour due to violence in France, accused police officer apologizes to family

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed his state visit to Germany due to growing unrest in the country following incidents of rioting, looting and arson. Macron contacted the German President and asked to postpone the ‘planned visit’. French President Macron spoke on the telephone today with German President (Frank-Walter) Steinmeier and informed him of the situation in his country, a statement from the president’s office said. President Macron decided to postpone his planned state visit to Germany.

The police officer accused of killing a 17-year-old African boy near Paris has apologized to the victim’s family amid violent protests. His lawyer, Laurent-Franc Léonard, told BFMTV that he wanted to say sorry. He is devastated. The accused policemen say that they do not wake up in the morning to kill people. Violence erupted on Tuesday in the working-class city of Nanterre on the western outskirts of Paris after a police officer shot and killed a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, Nahel M, during a traffic stop. The police officer (38) has been assigned a preliminary charge of voluntary manslaughter.