France unrest brings no cases to Icelandic citizen services

Iceland’s foreign ministry has received no cases through its citizen services following unrest in France, mbl.is reports.

Ægir Þór Eysteinsson, the ministry’s information officer, confirmed the situation to mbl.is. The service handles matters concerning Icelanders’ rights and Icelandic interests abroad.

The unrest has not affected Icelandair flights to Iceland, the airline’s information officer Guðni Sigurðsson said. Icelandair flies to Paris and Nice.

About half a million people took part in demonstrations across France over the weekend to protest the high cost of living. The protests descended into some of the worst violence the country has seen in years, with town halls and shops looted and set on fire.

France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said police had lost control of the violent demonstrations across the country. President Emmanuel Macron has called for a review of security measures.