A number of protests erupted in the French capital city following the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the presidential elections on Sunday, in which he had received 66.1 percent of the votes, APA reports quoting.
Following the announcement of first preliminary results of the elections, clashes erupted late on Sunday between anti-fascist activists and police in Menilmontant area in the 20th arrondissement located in eastern Paris. Police officers used tear gas after demonstrators threw bottles at them, shouting slogans against fascists and capitalists. Reinforced police units, equipped with shields and helmets, then blocked the bar where protesters gathered after the manifestation, slowly pushing people away from the entry to the building.
During the protest in Menilmontant, French police officers detained RT broadcaster correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij despite the fact that she had shown them a press card. The correspondent was later released as police did not file any charges against her.
On Monday, protesters gathered at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, with some people carrying banners saying "He is not our president" and "The first enemy of working people."
According to a Sputnik correspondent, police used tear gas and rubber bullets against the participants of the rally against elections and set up cordons en route. The correspondent added that protesters had also thrown a firecracker at a police cordon.
During the rally, police assaulted a Sputnik correspondent, confiscating her safety helmet and mask and almost breaking her phone which she was using for a live broadcast. The correspondent later said she felt well and did not receive any serious physical injuries.
The anti-elections protest ended at the Place de la Bastille square. According to the correspondent, it had lasted about half an hour and was said to take place again in the future.
Malaysian-born Daesh militant leader Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi was killed in Syria last month, Malaysian police confirmed on Monday.
Jedi, who was instrumental in leading Daesh's first terror attack in Kuala Lumpur last year, died in an attack in Raqqa, Syria on April 29, the authorities said.
Malaysian Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said local and international intelligence had suggested Jedi's death and those reports had now been verified.
Jedi was known among international police forces as a prominent Southeast Asian Daesh militant leader in addition to his role as a primary recruiter of locals into the terror grouping.
"After studying the intelligence obtained, the Malaysian police confirmed that Muhammad Wanndy was killed in an attack in Raqqa, Syria on 29/4/17," Bakar said in a short statement.
On April 29, news of Jedi’s death spread on social media after his wife, Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, uploaded a status on Facebook claiming her husband had died in a drone attack.
Police and terrorism experts had cast doubt on the news, claiming it could be a cover for Jedi to escape a massive search operation.
Jedi, who came from a small town in the southern state of Malacca, left for Syria in 2014 with his wife.
Malaysian police had linked him with a grenade attack on an entertainment center in Kuala Lumpur on June 28 last year -- the first such attack in the country.
Police identified him as the man who gave the order to carry out the attack, which injured eight people.
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