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Trump says 'France is burning', country 'shattered' by immigration
US President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed immigration for unrest during protests in France and urged the country to tighten its migration rules. Washington bureau chief David Smith tells us more.
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Both outlets center on the Paris police saying 855 people were detained, with France 24 explicitly calling it a “record” figure and CBS echoing that framing in its headline. France 24 also adds that 13 police officers and gendarmes were injured, while CBS instead foregrounds the street scene, describing tear gas, masked demonstrators, and objects thrown at officers.
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