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- 1French intelligence agency denies CNews riot weapons report●La DGSI dément formellement auprès du Monde, une "information" de CNews, citant comme source le service de renseignement
France's domestic intelligence agency, the DGSI, has formally denied to Le Monde a report broadcast by CNews claiming that rioters linked to Islamist circles were circulating armed with machine guns in Paris, Lyon and Marseille. CNews had cited the intelligence service as its source for the claim. The denial has intensified debate over accuracy and sourcing in coverage of the unrest.
- 2Armed protesters reported at French demonstrations, says report●🇫🇷 У Парижі, Марселі та Ліоні деякі протестувальники були озброєні АК-47 та пістолетами-кулеметами Scorpion, — Le Journa
Some protesters in Paris, Marseille and Lyon carried AK-47 rifles and Scorpion submachine guns, according to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche. Citing sources in France's domestic intelligence agency DGSI, the report says the weapons were held by teenagers and young people linked to criminal gangs and, at times, to other networks. The claim has drawn attention in Ukrainian-language coverage of unrest in France.