France riots: Hundreds of protestors were arrested by the French police as the clashes continued for fifth-straight night in several cities across the nation following the death of Algerian descent Nahel by a police officer at Nanterre, Paris.
The 17-year-old whose death Tuesday spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim ceremony in Nanterre.
According to France’s interior ministry, arrests during the fifth night of rioting over the police killing of Nahel in France have risen to 719.
Several schools, police stations, town halls and stores have been targeted by fires or vandalism in recent days. Some 2,800 people have been detained overall since Nahel’s death on Tuesday.
Nahel’s mother told France 5 television that she was angry at the officer who shot her son at a traffic stop, but not at the police in general.
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France riots: Thousands of police deployed to prevent violence
Some 45,000 police were deployed across France last night and backup was dispatched to the previous days’ flashpoints, including Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille cities. Of the total, 7,000 were concentrated on Paris and its suburbs to keep the violence in check.
A number of towns have declared overnight curfews.
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France riots: 577 vehicles torched, 74 buildings set on fire on Saturday
The interior ministry in France said the police had made 719 arrests overnight, still a provisional tally, after around 1,300 the previous night.
Some 45 police officers or gendarmes were injured, 577 vehicles torched, 74 buildings set on fire, and 871 fires set in streets and other public spaces.
French riots: Hundreds more arrested in fifth night of clashes
The French government on Sunday said that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting. A day after Nahel was laid to rest in his hometown near Paris, the interior ministry said police had made 719 arrests overnight, still a provisional tally, after around 1,300 the previous night.
Who was Nahel, shot by French police?
The killing of Nahel has sparked riots across France. NAhel, a 17-year-old boy was born in Nanterre, west Paris. He was the only child of his mother and used to work at takeaway delivery. According to a BBC report, his education was described as chaotic. He was enrolled at a college in Suresnes to train to be an electrician. Naheld was of Algerian descent and lived with his mother Mounia.
As per the BBC report had given his mother a big kiss before she went to work, with the words “I love you, Mum”.
Shortly after nine in the morning on Tuesday he was fatally shot in the chest by a French cop while driving a Mercedes car. At 17 he was too young for a licence.
Those who knew Nahel said he was well-loved in Nanterre. An ambulance man told BBC he had seen Nahel grow up as a kind, helpful child.
Nahel’s mother believes the police officer who shot him “saw an Arab face, a little kid, and wanted to take his life”.
Nahel had spent the past three years playing for the Pirates of Nanterre rugby club.
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France clashes: Rioters target mayor’s house
Rioters in France rammed a car into the home of the mayor of a town south of Paris, injuring his wife and one of his children, the mayor said Sunday.
Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun wrote on Twitter that protesters “rammed a car” into his home before “setting a fire” while his family slept.
“Last night a milestone was reached in horror and disgrace,” wrote the mayor of the town of L’Hay-les-Roses.
France riots continue; Minister claims ‘calmer’ night despite multiple arrests
France’s interior minister has claimed that the violence in several cities subdued on Sunday early morning, however, a large number of arrests were reported by the local media.
Police made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday after a mass security deployment aimed at quelling France’s worst social upheaval in years.
A burning car hit the home of the mayor of the Paris suburb overnight.
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