France: Protests against police shooting of teenager in Paris enter fourth day

Protests in France entered the fourth day on Saturday following the tragic police shooting of a teenager in a suburb of Paris. The boy, Nahel, was shot dead during a traffic stop on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Fresh riots were reported in Marseille where at least 80 people have been arrested. Violence also erupted in Nanterre on Saturday and as many as 100 arrests have been made nationwide, with several cities imposing curfews.

France has deployed 45,000 police officers last night in anticipation of a possible fourth night of unrest



across the country. The authorities halted public transport in a desperate attempt to restore order. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged parents to take responsibility for underage rioters, one-third of whom were "young or very young".

The police officer, who shot the boy, is now under custody and is being investigated for potential manslaughter, as confirmed by the local prosecutor's office. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has arrived in Mantes-la-Jolie, around 48km west of Paris.