FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron touches the flag-draped coffin of Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, killed by an Islamist militant after taking the place of a female hostage during a supermarket siege, March 28, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - Most French people want Muslims suspected of harbouring extremist views detained if they appear on spy agency watchlists and would back a ban on ultra-conservative Salafist Islam, two polls showed after the latest deadly attack in France.
Right-wing opponents of Emmanuel Macron have demanded the president get tough on security and suggest there would be widespread public support for steps targeting mosques and imams preaching hate, as well as foreigners deemed a threat.
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