Overall, last night seemed calmer than the day before, particularly in the Ile-de-France. However, tensions remain in Nanterre. Marseille has called for more law enforcement agencies to be deployed
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Protests continue in France over the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel last Tuesday. Several cities were the scene of violent demonstrations: from Marseille to Lyon, from Grenoble and Saint-Etienne to Paris. The Interior Ministry reports that more than 400 arrests have been made. “The republic will win,” assures Minister Darmanin. But the tensions don’t let up. A young protester died yesterday after falling from the roof of a building in northern France. And President Macron has issued an appeal to the parents of the protesters: “Leave them at home.” Overall, last night seemed calmer than the day before, particularly in Ile-de-France, where the climate, apart from some, is softening Tensions around midnight in Nanterre and an intervention by Brav-M in Paris’s Halles sector, hasn’t improved worse.
The security measures
Interior Minister Darmanin, who traveled to Mantes-la-Jolie during the night to thank the police, announced through BFMTV’s microphones that at least 471 people had been arrested but that the violence was “much less intense”. Meanwhile, in view of the violence and looting in France’s second largest city during the night from Friday to Saturday, the mayor of Marseille has called for the “immediate deployment of additional security forces”. Yesterday a further increase in security measures was decided: no major events, more police patrolling the streets, no means of transport after 9 p.m. And 45,000 agents were deployed.
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Mbappe’s appeal
Meanwhile, an appeal arrives from the captain of the French team, Kylian Mbappè, who was one of the first illustrious voices to condemn the death of young Nahel at the hands of the police in Nanterre: “Following this tragic event, we have seen the expression of the anger of the population, whose background we are understand, but we cannot agree on the form of this,” said the star of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and the French team in a statement published on social networks. “Since many of us come from poor areas, we share this sense of pain and sadness. But this suffering increases the pain of watching helplessly a real process of self-destruction. Violence solves nothing, especially when it is directed inexorably and tirelessly against these people.” Whoever puts it,” added the 24-year-old. In an interview with Le Monde, Patrick Jarry, mayor of Nanterre since 2004, comments: “We are facing a particularly dramatic episode, a very difficult moment that will force us to think about the conditions for police intervention”. This is particularly true for some police forces, such as those who used their guns on a teenager on Tuesday morning, in total breach of all legal requirements.”
The Clashes and protests in France after the young man’s murder Nahel by a police officer, Tuesday in Nanterre. According to the interior minister, they were stops over 900 people – Average age 17 years – and 249 officers were injured. And the opportunity to start a business the state of emergency is no longer excluded: the Premier Elizabeth Borne He said that “all assumptions” would be taken into account. It’s now decided Bus and tram stop after 9pm throughout France. A young protester died fall off the roof in the north of the country
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The French President Emmanuel Macron presided today a New meeting of the crisis team Interministerial meeting in Paris. This was reported by the head of state, who prematurely left the European Council that took place yesterday in Brussels 92 buildings damaged, 2,000 vehicles set on fire e 3,880 fires since yesterday in all of France. According to the news reported by Bfmtv, almost everyone was busy 10,000 firefighters
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In Paris tonight, an unauthorized demonstration was broken up after a few hours of silence Place de la Concorde. situation similar LyonsHowever, the demonstration was not organized and there were several clashes between demonstrators and the police. Damage and looting in the center Marseilles, where 42 arrests have been made so far. In the photo: Place de la Concorde
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