France's interior ministry says 994 people had been arrested, compared with 875 the previous night.
PARIS, France – France was reeling on Saturday, July 1, from a fourth night of rioting as the family of, whose shooting by a police officer sparked the unrest, prepared for the teenager’s funeral.
Buildings and vehicles have been torched and stores looted in the unrest, which has spread nationwide, including to cities such as Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg, and Lille. More than 200 police officers have been injured and hundreds of rioters and have been arrested, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding their average age was 17.
Rioters in the center of France’s second-largest city looted a gun store and stole hunting rifles but no ammunition, police said. One person was arrested with a rifle likely from the store, police said. The store was now being guarded by police.Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan called on the French government to send extra troops to tackle “pillaging and violence” in the city, where three police officers were slightly wounded early on Saturday. A police helicopter flew overhead.
Darmanin had asked local authorities to halt bus and tram traffic, while Macron earlier urged parents to keep children off the streets. Players from the national soccer team issued a rare statement calling for calm. “Violence must stop to leave way for mourning, dialogue and reconstruction,” they said, in a statement posted on star Kylian Mbappe’s Instagram account.Events including two concerts at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris were cancelled, while Tour de France organizers said they were ready to adapt to any situation when the cycle race enters the country on Monday from Spain.
A friend of the victim’s family, Mohamed Jakoubi, who watched Nahel grow up, said the rage was fueled by a sense of injustice after incidents of police violence against minority ethnic communities, many from former French colonies.Some tourists were worried, others supportive of protests as some Western governments warned citizens to be cautious.
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