As Yellow Vest protests gripped Paris once again, Sweden’s ambassador to France grumbled about police not doing anything about a fire started by protesters in front of the embassy. Her rant provoked some sarcastic responses.
The latest protests by defiant yellow vests seemingly caught Swedish Ambassador Veronika Wand-Danielsson somewhat off-guard, as she apparently discovered that some demonstrators had set up a fire “in front of the embassy” of Sweden’s and Tunisia’s diplomatic mission.
“Where are the police?” Wand-Danielsson asked in a tweet that was accompanied by photos of what looks like a pile of litter burning on a street not far from the embassy. After delivering a rebuke to French law enforcement, the diplomat expressed her gratitude to upstanding French citizens, who had lent a hand to put out the blaze in an act of “solidarity.”
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As of Sunday morning, the ambassador’s tweet seems to be scrubbed from her account following a flurry of furious comments from French users.
Many people on Twitter had rushed to offer their sincerest apologies to the ambassador on behalf of the country, while calling the actions of the protesters “inexcusable” and saying that those who lit the fire “do not represent France.”
Others rallied to the defense of police by saying the officers were needed elsewhere and were “working hard” to prevent much more serious damage.
Some respondents, meanwhile, noted that the ambassador’s criticism was just a little bit misdirected, and suggested she call firefighters instead. (RT)