![]() ![]() Protesters have used fireworks and stones to attack police. But often, protesters and police have clashed. Some demonstrations and marches have been peaceful. "Everyone come, we will lead a revolt for my son," a woman identified as Nahel's mother said in a video circulating on TikTok, according to Reuters. Here's what's happening with the protests, and how it all got started. His killing is now a rallying call, in a similar way that George Floyd's murder by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020 sparked widespread unrest over the police use of force, particularly against minorities. A funeral for Nahel was held Saturday in Nanterre. The slain 17-year-old's family has not released his surname, only his last initial. Saturday night appeared calmer than previous days, with France's interior minister reporting 427 arrests as of early Sunday morning local time.Ī day earlier, more than 1,300 arrests were made in a night of rioting as 45,000 police officers were deployed around the country in an unsuccessful attempt to curb the violence, the Interior Ministry said earlier Saturday. ![]() Protests have gripped big cities, as people call for justice - and riots have also broken out, bringing violence, fires, and hundreds of arrests. in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, outrage boiled over and spread across France. When a police officer shot and killed a teenager named Nahel M. A man walks by a burning car during clashes with police in Le Port on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on Friday over the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb. ![]()
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