Almost 200 people were arrested in France on Wednesday night as angry crowds attacked police stations, town halls, schools and public transport following the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old.
— Almost 200 people were arrested in France Wednesday night as angry crowds attacked police stations, town halls, schools and public transport in several towns across the country. It was the second night of violence following thewho allegedly refused to comply with an order to stop his car.
"This wasn't about small protest. It was about a small group of people deciding to attack the symbols of the republic," Darmanin said, vowing to restore"justice, calm and freedom." He said 40,000 police would be deployed around the country Thursday night amid fears of more violence. The police chief in Nanterre, where the shooting happened, said Thursday that the use of a weapon in the incident had not been justified. The officer involved in the fatal encounter was in custody amid an ongoing murder investigation.
A separate investigation was underway to determine the circumstances of the teen, who has been identified as Nahel, refusing to comply with the police's order to halt his vehicle.
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