Macron vows to prosecute rioters as new tensions flare in Republic Square

Emmanuel Macron, in a televised address Sunday, pledged to prosecute those who sought to bring down the republic after Saturday's riots across France.

• Macron said nothing justifies violence and that he would hold accountable those who looted and destroyed during the protests.
• The Interior Ministry reported 2,397 arrests and 997 injured police and gendarmes during Saturday's protests, seven seriously.
• Macron demanded an investigation into intelligence failures and tasked Interior Minister Laurent Nunez with drawing all lessons.
• A new unauthorized gathering in Paris's Republic Square saw fresh tensions Sunday as police deployed the CRS 8 anti-riot unit.