“The time of violence must end to allow for mourning, dialogue and reconstruction,” the players of French soccer team referring to the riots, in a text sent this Friday by the captain kylian mbappe. The bleu said they were “marked and shocked by the brutal death of young Nahel” and launched a “call for calm, conscience and responsibility”, ensuring that violence must give way to “other peaceful and constructive way of expressing themselves”. .
Clashes with police and injuries have rocked many neighborhoods and the city center since the death on Tuesday of young Nahel, who was killed by a policeman during traffic control. “Since this tragic event, we have witnessed the expression of popular anger, the substance of which we understand, but the form of which we cannot support,” write the players of the French team in the text, shared with their personal account.
They say that they share “feelings of pain and sorrow”, “but to this suffering is added helplessness in a real process of self-destruction.” “It’s your property you’re destroying, your neighborhoods, your cities, your places of prosperity and proximity,” they detail.
“In this context of great tension, we cannot remain silent and our civic conscience urges us to call for calm, awareness and accountability.” According to them, “there are other peaceful and constructive ways to express ourselves. That is where we should focus our energies and our thoughts.”
Deschamps supports and joins the initiative
In a separate message, sent to supporters of the French team, coach Didier Deschamps “congratulated” the initiative of the players. “My coaching staff and I relate to him,” he said.
“We also have thoughts for Nahel’s family. However, without wanting to give an interview to anyone, I am fully convinced that violence has never solved anything. I hope with all my heart that the situation will improve and subside. “
Source: La Verdad

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