President Macron slapped by a man during walkabout at southern France
Kathmandu, June 9. President of France Emmanuel Macron has been slapped on his face by a man during a walkabout in Southern France.
In a video clip that is being circulated in the media, Macron was greeting onlookers behind a metal barrier when a man slapped him on the face. Macron was visiting a professional training college for the hospitality industry in Southern France when the incident occurred. He met restaurateurs and students to talk about returning to a normal life after the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is said that Macron continued to meet the public after the incident and said that nothing can stop him.
He said, “We must not let isolated acts, ultra-violent individuals, like there had been some also in protests, dominate the public debate: they don’t deserve it.I greeted the people who were by the man’s side and made pictures with them. I continued and will continue. Nothing will stop me.”
Man’s motives unclear
The motives of the man remain unclear. However, he was heard chanting “Montjoie Saint Denis”, the battle cry of the French army when the country was still a monarchy.
The police is said to have made two arrests related to the case.
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