Concern as Tour de France pedals into riot-riddled France on Monday
Teams in the Tour de France are expressing concern as the world’s most famous cycling competition moves into France, where five days of rioting has left a path of destruction.
Organizers have kept riders in a bubble about the unrest in the Republic. But French athletes have been particularly keen on keeping up with the events. France has been wracked by violent protests since Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old Muslim delivery driver, was shot and killed by police outside of Paris. On Monday, the Tour de France heads into the country, raising concerns.Nahel Merzouk, 17, was shot dead by police in a Paris suburb last week, sparking five days of violent protests throughout France that has seen more than 3,000 arrests — just as the Tour de France is to enter the Republic on Monday.
by Nahel’s police shooting death Tuesday, a Muslim delivery driver who was killed during a traffic stop in the Parish suburb of Nanterre.
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