FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and French President Emmanuel Macron are seen during a visit on the theme of the "learning summer camps" at Chambord castle, France July 22, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
NICE, France (Reuters) - France's new interior minister sought on Thursday to project a tougher stance on security after a shooting this week in a suburb of the Riviera city of Nice, saying the country would not bow to criminal violence.
Gerald Darmanin, a close ally of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in a government reshuffle this month as the French leader sought to show he is tackling law and order.
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