Edouard Philippe

"The fight against Daesh [ISIS] is not over and continues alongside the [Kurdish-led] Syrian Democratic Forces," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said.

"Whoever did this is not worthy of the French Republic and will be punished," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Police said three people were killed since the protests started more than a week ago.

Seventy-one percent of those surveyed said they have no confidence in the president's ability to manage the country.

Jacques Myard of Les Républicains, a center-right French party, and a member of French parliament, said in a tweet that Macron and Philippe's absence demonstrated their "historical ignorance" and represented "a diplomatic fault."

Macron hopes the move will secure support from the right in the upcoming legislative elections and prove his commitment to the political center-ground.