President Nicolas Sarkozy has given warning that France will strip French nationality from any immigrant who uses violence against police or public officials. Speaking in the eastern city of Grenoble, scene in recent weeks of clashes between police and armed rioters, Mr Sarkozy said that foreign minors who commit crimes would henceforth find it harder to get citizenship on coming of age. Earlier this week, Mr Sarkozy threatened to expel foreign Roma who commit crimes back to Eastern Europe.
Mr Sarkozy, whose hardline stance helped him win the 2007 election, has promised to crack down on urban violence. But the conservative leader has failed to reduce violent crime despite tougher policing following widespread riots in 2005. Neighborhoods remain stricken by high youth unemployment, poor public services, drug trafficking and a rise in gun crime.
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