Protests Erupt Across France After Teen’s Death in Police Shooting

29 June 2023 – byPrince · 1 min read

The death of Nahel M., a 17-year-old young man, killed on Tuesday by a police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre, sparked a wave of anger and tension in several neighborhoods of the city and even beyond. To date, some 150 people have already been arrested, according to Gérard Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior.

Burning trash cans, fireworks, burning cars, clashes with law enforcement... Urban violence has been recorded since the announcement of Nahel’s death. The tensions, which erupted on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in Nanterre, as well as

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France Homicide Nanterre Violence and assaults