France deploys 45,000 police officers to deal with night-time riots

Paris: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday (local time) that the country is deploying 45,000 police officers to deal with any night of riots, Al Jazeera reported. Around 40,000 police officers were deployed on the previous day. Meanwhile, more than 400 people were arrested in France on Thursday following nationwide protests over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M, who was shot dead by an officer in Nanterre, about 11km northwest of Paris city centre. Yes, CNN. informed of.

France’s elite police, the RAID, were deployed to Bordeaux, Lyon, Roubaix, Marseille and Lille to help control the protests. Protesters and police clashed in Nanterre, where a 17-year-old boy named Nahel was killed a few days earlier in Marseille. Amidst the burning rubble, a wall in Nanterre appeared to be spray-painted with “Vengeance pour Nel”, which translates to “Revenge for Nel”, in reference to the slain teen, the report said. spelling is used.

A bank was set on fire in Nanterre and police detained 15 people for questioning after a march in memory of the teenager turned violent. CNN quoted BFMTV as saying that protesters threw fireworks at police officers in Marseille. Six people were taken in by police for questioning after they took part in a protest stopped by authorities in Lille, the regional authority said in a Facebook post, reports CNN.

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Unrest broke out in France on Tuesday, hours after a traffic stop by police in Nanterre resulted in the killing of Nahel. According to French officials, 40 cars were burned during the night and 24 police officers were injured. The police officer has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary manslaughter and placed in preliminary custody, reports said.