By Dalal Mawad, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Caitlin Hu, Teele Rebane, Xiaofei Xu and Heather Chen, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — Fires raged across protest sites in France and nearly 1,000 people were detained as violent demonstrations over the killing of a 17-year-old shot by police entered a fourth night.
France's Interior Ministry says that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police. The government
France's Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.
Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted. Family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.
The interior minister claimed the violence was less intense than in the previous nights. Meanwhile, the family of the slain 17-year-old, whose shooting sparked the riots, is preparing for his burial. DW has the latest.
As the authorities pressed ahead with efforts to contain violence set off by the police killing of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop, officials said the violence was less intense than in previous nights.
France on Friday deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armoured vehicles to tackle a fourth straight night of violent protests after the fatal police
French authorities beefed up efforts to quell widespread unrest over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that continued to engulf the country for a fourth evening.
Over 1,300 people were arrested across France Friday night and into Saturday morning following chaotic riots in response to the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel M.
The government suggested the violence was beginning to lessen thanks to tougher security measures, but damages remained widespread, from Paris to Marseille and Lyon and French territories overseas.
Protesters continue to clash with police near Paris and other major cities following the police shooting of a 17-year-old delivery driver whose funeral was Saturday.
Macron appeals to parents to keep children off streets, blames social media for fueling unrest as rioters loot stores, set fires; police arrest 270 people Friday
France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said more than 1,300 arrests were made on Friday night as racial riots entered their fourth night across the country and in French territories worldwide.
Riots have gripped France for days after the fatal police shooting of a teenager. It's just the latest in a series of allegedly racist incidents that protesters say the state has failed to adequately address.
Young rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager.
Young rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager.
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