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Emmanuel Macron has been compared to Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s authoritarian leader, after proposing shutting down social media to curb riots.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The fund set up by former adviser to the French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, Jean Messiha, raised 963,000 euros (USD 1.05m) on Monday. World News | Fund for French Police Officer Who Killed Teenager Tops USD 1 Million.

Fund raised for French cop far exceeds the money raised for teenager who was shot dead

A fundraising campaign for the French police officer, who shot dead Nahel M., a teenager of Arab origin, and triggered nationwide unrest, has sparked growing anger on social media.

The U.S.-based fundraising site GoFundMe is refusing calls to take down a donation page set up by a conservative figure to support the family of the French police officer involved in the shooting of a 17-year-old boy.

Donation For French Policeman Who Sparked Riots By Shooting Teenager Crosses USD 9,00,000, World News, Times Now

Nationwide riots were sparked after the cop, named as Florian M., shot Nahel Merzouk at point blank on Tuesday. Now a right-wing commentator is raising money for the policemans family.

A collection for a French policeman who sparked nationwide riots last week by shooting a teenager dead during a traffic stop reached more than 850,000 euros ($924,000) on Monday morning.

A collection for a French policeman who sparked nationwide riots last week by shooting a teenager dead reached more than 986,000 euros ($1.07 million) on Monday, dwarfing donations to the victim's family.

Outrage swells on social media as fund for accused police officer grows, with calls on GoFundMe to close the pot.