The president of France Emmanuel Macronwelcomes the mayors today 220 French cities which have suffered significant damage following a week of violent riots.

A week after the death of a young man during a police check last night, limited arrests were made compared to the previous nights72 in total, of which 24 in the greater Paris area.

New damage was reported, however, with 24 buildings set on fire or damaged across the country, while 159 vehicles were also set on fire, French authorities said.

Four attacks on police, gendarmerie and municipal police facilities took place yesterday, the interior ministry said, with no police officers injured.

With today’s meeting, Emmanuel Macron wants to initiate a long-term thorough effort to understand the causes that led to these eventsaccording to the services of the French Presidency.

For his first move since the beginning of the crisis, Emmanuel Macron chose to visit last night together with the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin a police camp in Paris and then the headquarters of the Paris police.