Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen in Paris.
of a teen in Paris, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling unrest.
Nanterre prosecutor Pascal Prache said officers tried to pull Nahel over because he looked so young and was driving a Mercedes with Polish license plates in a bus lane. He allegedly ran a red light to avoid being stopped and then got stuck in traffic. Clashes occur during a demonstration in Paris on June 30, 2023, demanding justice for a 17-year-old boy killed by police in Nanterre, in the suburbs of Paris. Nahel's mother, identified as Mounia M., told France 5 television that she was angry at the officer but not at the police in general."He saw a little Arab-looking kid, he wanted to take his life," she said, adding that justice should be"very firm.
Authorities in the city of Lyon reported rioters again setting fires and pelting police in the suburbs. In the city center, police made 31 arrests to stop the attempted looting of shops after an unauthorized protest against police violence that drew about 1,300 people Friday evening.In French Guiana, a 54-year-old was killed by a stray bullet Thursday night when rioters fired at police in the capital, Cayenne, authorities said.
Darmanin also ordered a nationwide nighttime shutdown of all public buses and trams, which have been among rioters' targets.
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