"Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves: what was going through their minds? French president Emmanuel Macron said that ‘nothing justifies’ the violence seen across France on Saturday night, but promised a series Key points and original sources are listed below.

• "Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves: what was going through their minds? How can French people do this to France?" Macron said in a televised address to the nation.S1

• French president Emmanuel Macron said that ‘nothing justifies’ the violence seen across France on Saturday night, but promised a seriesS2

• French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said "nothing justifies" the "unbridled" violence seen in nationwide cost of living protests this weekend.S3

• PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Sunday what he called the "dissenters" who looted and vandalised cities in "shocking" scenes across France on the sidelines of protests over the cost of living.S4

• Nothing justifies it Macron condemns France riots stops short of emergencyS5

• 'Tonight, we all feel anger and shame,' said the French president in an address to the nation, adding that there must be a distinction between protesters with 'legitimate demands' and 'those who destroyed, smashed and looted.'S6

• French President Emmanuel Macron said that "nothing justifies" violence during an address to the nation on Sunday, a day after demonstrations drew hundreds of thousands of people to the streets to protest the rising cost of living and poor school conditions. P...S7

• "Tonight, we all feel anger and shame," Macron said in an address to the nation.S8