Riots erupt in Parisian suburbs after controversial police shooting of 17-year-old

2023-06-28 10:36:13

A police officer shot and killed a youth during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Videos from eyewitnesses refute the facts as initially presented by police circles.

After a police officer shot dead a 17-year-old, serious riots broke out in several Parisian suburbs.

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Unrest broke out in Nanterre and other suburbs of the French capital on Wednesday night. Youths set cars and garbage cans on fire and attacked security forces with firecrackers. 24 police officers were slightly injured, around 30 people were temporarily arrested. The reason for the unrest is the death of a 17-year-old who was fatally injured by a police officer’s shot on Tuesday morning.

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