I saw a number of places that reported this so thought it was genuine. With the protests getting more violent and the French generals statements it looked genuine. As I was unsure I posted a disclaimer, and asked for advice about this from people who were better informed, a couple have responded. Still waiting to hear from one other regular contributor to this page as those who replied are unknown to me, if he confirms this as unreliable I will take it down.
I saw a number of places that reported this so thought it was genuine. With the protests getting more violent and the French generals statements it looked genuine. As I was unsure I posted a disclaimer, and asked for advice about this from people who were better informed, a couple have responded. Still waiting to hear from one other regular contributor to this page as those who replied are unknown to me, if he confirms this as unreliable I will take it down.