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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a sweeping crackdown after violent unrest erupted across multiple French cities, with shops looted, public buildings attacked and hundreds of police and gendarmes injured.In a national address, Macron said France felt both “anger” and “shame” over the destruction and warned that those responsible would face consequences. He declared that “those who destroyed must pay,” those who looted must reimburse, and those who tried to bring down the Republic would have to answer for it.Macron also said authorities could go as far as banning certain gatherings where necessary and promised a hard line against rioters, saying: “We will be uncompromising.”