Crowds rallied Sunday in the French capital to urge an end to violence against the Asian community, after the beating death of a Chinese tailor called new attention to ethnic tensions in Paris suburbs. The prime minister tweeted his support for the march, organized by anti-racism and Chinese community groups calling for better police protection. The spark for the protest was the death of Chaolin Zhangh last month in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers after a robbery attempt. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve met with Zhangh's family and the mayor of Aubervilliers, home to a large Chinese community and textile industry, and promised better security. Anti-racism group MRAP warned in a statement about Zhangh's death that minorities are being "artificially set against each other, which camouflages a social malaise that they are all victims of."

Source: ABC News September 04, 2016 13:01 UTC