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Added on the 01/07/2023 21:38:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several hundred demonstrators gather in Nanterre, near Paris, to protest the release from jail of a police officer who is accused of killing a teenager named Nahel on June 27. The officer remains charged with murder as criminal justice proceedings continue. The rally was called by the teen's mother. IMAGES
An officer who was jailed for violence during the riots in Marseille, in the wake of the death of teenager Nahel at the hands of police, and whose arrest has sparked tensions in the city of Marseille, has asked for his hearing to be held behind closed doors. The investigating chamber has rejected his request. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron summons Elisabeth Borne, Bruno Le Maire and several members of his government to "take stock" of the situation after five consecutive nights of violence sparked by the death of 17-year-old Nahel, killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre. IMAGES
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire condemns "inexcusable, unspeakable and intolerable acts" as at least a dozen shopping malls and a large number of stores have been looted, and sometimes set on fire, during an outbreak of violence following the police killing of a teenager. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announces that 45,000 police officers and gendarmes would be mobilized again on Saturday evening as unrest continues across France following the death of 17-year-old Nahel M., who was killed by a police officer. IMAGES