Sandy MaloneParis, FRANCE – Nationwide riots have erupted across France and 40,000 law enforcement officers were deployed across the country on Thursday to help quell the violent protests that have left police stations, schools, and cars on fire for a second night in a row.
The riots started in Paris but have spread through the suburbs and into towns and cities as far as Lille and Rennes in the north, and Toulouse in the south of France, ABC News reported.
The violence began as protests of the officer-involved shooting of a 17-year-old driver who fled from a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre on June 27.
The teen was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene, ABC News reported.
🇫🇷 In Nanterre, France, where riots have erupted over the past two days, a march began in memory of a teenager killed by a policeman on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/ozndvRSPLN
— Zlatti71 (@djuric_zlatko) June 29, 2023
For two nights in a row, rioters have set fire to public buildings, cars parked on the streets, and police stations.
🔥 FLASH – Summary of what happened during last night of riots in France:
💥 A tram on line 6 of the RATP was set on fire at Clamart.
💥 Several town halls, police stations and infrastructures were set on fire.
💥 A rioter fired a shotgun at a CCTV camera in Vigneux-sur-Seine.… pic.twitter.com/D1n35dM8Fl
— {Matt} $XRPatriot (@matttttt187) June 29, 2023
On Tuesday night, 31 people were arrested after 25 police officers were injured and 40 cars were set ablaze, ABC News reported.
A look at France last night as it’s destroyed and burned to the ground by out of control riots. 😢🇫🇷
Meanwhile, Macron ignores reality and responsibilities by attending an Elton John concert instead. pic.twitter.com/Kp8egiXiVB
— 🔥🇺🇸 KC 🇺🇸🔥 (@KCPayTreeIt) June 29, 2023
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin deployed an addition 2,000 officers to quell the violence on Wednesday but it didn’t help.
On June 28, 150 people were arrested across a much wider region as the riots continued and grew as more schools and police stations were “set on fire or attacked” in what Darmanin called a “night of unbearable violence.”
‼️ FRANCE RIOTS 💥 The streets turned into a battlefield after last night's riots.
The revolt grows and intensifies with each passing minute in Nanterre. pic.twitter.com/NXSxjyXvEq
— {Matt} $XRPatriot (@matttttt187) June 29, 2023
Darmanin announced he was deploying an additional 40,000 law enforcement officers nationwide on June 29, ABC News reported.
The streets of Paris and its suburbs looked like a war zone on Thursday morning.
🚨🇫🇷 As thousands of people commemorate Nahel, who was killed by the police, the streets turned into a battlefield after last night's riots. The revolt grows and intensifies with each passing minute.#Nanterre #France #Banlieues #Paris #Fransa #Nahel #nael pic.twitter.com/mjgs5e4YYy
— Eren 𝕮🇹🇷 (@Eren50855570) June 29, 2023
The officer who fatally shot the 17 year old is being held in custody and investigated by two magistrates for “voluntary homicide,” ABC News reported.
His identity has not yet been released to the public.
France has Halted all Public Transport across the Nation beginning later tonight as 40,000 Federal and Local Police have been Deployed across the Country in hopes to Quell the Nationwide Protests and Riots that have been ongoing for almost 2 Days now, due to the Shooting Death of… pic.twitter.com/ci3vvSAv8V
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 29, 2023
Riots continue in France: Showdown between police and protesters
During the White March, in the French city of Nanterre pic.twitter.com/HIjtIIuRAc— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 29, 2023
A look at France last night as it’s destroyed and burned to the ground by out of control riots. 😢🇫🇷
Meanwhile, Macron ignores reality and responsibilities by attending an Elton John concert instead. pic.twitter.com/Kp8egiXiVB
— 🔥🇺🇸 KC 🇺🇸🔥 (@KCPayTreeIt) June 29, 2023
Riots in #France over killing of 17-year-old #French–#Algerian teenager by police officer in #Nanterre. pic.twitter.com/TZiO5Sitec
— Tarm News (@TarmNews) June 29, 2023
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