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French Interior Minister G茅rald Darmanin has said he is "shocked" by international food aisles in French supermarkets, in an interview with news channel yesterday (October 20).

Mr Darmanin was being interviewed in the wake of the murder of school teacher Saumel Paty, whose killing has been described by President Macron as an 鈥淚slamic terrorist attack鈥�.

The President has since promised "immediate action" on Islamic terrorism in France.

Capitalism 鈥榩lays a role鈥�

Speaking about cultural separatism in France, Mr Darmanin said: 鈥淚鈥檝e always been shocked to walk into a supermarket and see an aisle of foods for one community.

鈥淚n my opinion, that鈥檚 how communities start to form.鈥�

When asked by the interviewer if he wished to see such foods disappear in French supermarkets, Mr Darmanin said that his position as interior minister did not permit him to pass laws that would make that happen.

He said: 鈥淚 think French capitalism, and global capitalism has a responsibility. If you sell clothes for one community, perhaps you are playing a role in forming communities.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 simply calling on CEOs to understand that they can contribute to public peace and the fight against separatism.鈥�

He later clarified that he did not wish to see an end to supermarkets selling a range of foods such as 鈥渞espectable鈥� halal or kosher products.

Comments provoke disbelief on social media

The comments were not well-received on social media.

Twitter user Johan Jacob : 鈥淲hat he鈥檚 saying is really dangerous. Will there be 鈥榬epublican鈥� food next?鈥�

Another commentor, Rams猫s Kefi, : 鈥淗e is minister for the interior 鈥� so kind of responsible for security. Apart from getting rid of halal Fleury Michon mortadella and Samurai sauce, what is his plan?鈥�

Some questioned whether - according to Mr Darmanin鈥檚 logic - Easter chocolate should be removed from secular French supermarkets, and if 麻豆传媒映画 overseas should be banned from buying products such as Camembert, in case they too start forming "communities".

Others were simply shocked by the minister's comments. Ilyes Ramadani tweeted: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have a jibe, or a tweet, or anything. Just astonishment. This man is the minister for the interior.鈥�

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