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The Front National leader said the Government has been quick to "rush to the bedside of the very few victims of police violence without even waiting for… justice" – but are unable to quash the risk of a "real civil war" on the streets of Paris. In a ruthless rant, Le Pen wrote: “In a state of emergency, it is completely irresponsible to let a protest against the police and alleged police violence take place.

GETTY Marine Le Pen has criticised Hollande for leaving France at the brink of a civil war

“This government has remained unresponsive for years to scoundrels who make their laws in certain districts and do not hesitate to unleash their violence as soon as a demonstration gives them the opportunity. “Is it necessary to say that the magistrates need a strong and effective police force in order to do their work? “Must we remind them that this same police force, as well as the gendarmerie, now needs to be permanently changed?"

The presidential hopeful claimed the French Magistrates Union is supposed to provide lessons of morality to countries across the world, but their inability to condemn the protests means their union essentially “despises forces of order”. In a direct attack to her Hollande, she claimed the French president’s "calls for social peace" were made only to “make the French believe that the situation is under control”.

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However the 48-year-old claimed that his desperate pleas “will leave France at risk of a real civil war". Yesterday, 13 people were arrested along the fringes of Paris as more clashes broke out on Saturday and at least 250 people were arrested amid the nightly protests. Dominque Sopo, the head of the anti-racism group SOS Racisme, told the Telegraph: “What happened to Théo isn’t an isolated case. It’s a structural problem of police violence that France must have the maturity to tackle.”

GETTY Young demonstrators kick gas canisters thrown by anti-riot police officers during scuffles