2023-07-02 05:29:00
At least 427 people have been arrested nationwide, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on Twitter. The Champs Élysées in Paris were cleared by a large police force using tear gas, as “Le Figaro” reported.
Darmanin went on to say that the night was quieter “thanks to the determined actions of the law enforcement officers”. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne praised the forces: In view of the violence, they showed exemplary courage, she wrote on Twitter. 45,000 police officers and thousands of firefighters were deployed to protect order.
Image: LUDOVIC MARIN (APA/AFP/LUDOVIC MARIN)
The situation in Marseille is tense but under control, the city administration announced in the evening. Groups formed throughout the evening to cause damage, said the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture, according to “Le Parisien”. The police tried to disperse the people with tear gas.
The police presence was massively increased in Marseille, Lyon and Grenoble in particular. After an armory had previously been looted in Marseille, the police were there with armored vehicles, helicopters and special troops.
The riots were triggered by the death of a youth at the hands of a police officer. The 17-year-old was stopped at the wheel of a car by a motorcycle patrol in Nanterre on Tuesday. When the young man suddenly drove off, a fatal shot fell from a police officer’s service weapon. The officials had initially stated that the young people had wanted to run over them. A manslaughter investigation was launched once morest the officer.
The young man was buried on Saturday followingnoon in his hometown of Nanterre near Paris. Observers had previously feared that the funeral might pour fuel on the fire once more. But according to “Le Parisien” it was quiet in Nanterre until midnight.
Because of the unrest, President Macron canceled his state visit to Germany on Saturday. It would have been the first state visit by a French president to Germany in 23 years. But the domestic political situation is forcing Macron to stay in France.
Several concerts, fashion shows and other cultural events were also canceled in France. Buses and trams currently only run during the day, and the sale and carrying of fireworks and flammable substances have been banned. However, the government has not yet declared a national emergency, and curfews have only been imposed in small towns.
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More than 1,300 arrested in riots in France
PARIS. Riots have broken out in several French cities for the fourth night in a row.
More than 1,300 arrested in riots in France
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