Paris: Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1311 arrests with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted. As family and friends prepared to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.
Meanwhile, mourners bury slain teen in France as 45000 police were deployed. Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday. President Emmanuel Macron scrapped an official trip to Germany after nights of unrest across France.
The riots in France have entered their fifth day, with no sign of abating. The unrest was sparked by the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday. The boy, Nahel Merzouk, was shot in the chest after police pulled him over for driving at high speed.
The shooting has sparked outrage and protests across France, with many people accusing the police of using excessive force. The protests have turned violent in some cases, with cars set on fire, stores looted, and police officers injured.
The French government has responded by deploying thousands of additional police officers to try to quell the unrest. However, the violence has continued, and there are concerns that it could escalate further.