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For the third night in a row, France experienced hours of violence in the streets, with 40,000 police officers trying to contain thousands of demonstrators protesting the death of a minor at the hands of an officer.
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At least 667 people were arrested this Thursday in France, in the third night of protests against the death of a 17-year-old boy at the hands of the police, according to data provided this morning by the French Interior Minister.
“These record arrests reflect the firm instructions given by the minister,” a source close to the head of the Interior Ministry, Gérald Darmanin, told Le Figaro.
France. “The country is full of rage and despair”
The police received “systematic instructions for intervention,” the minister wrote, in a message on the social network Twitter, in which he expressed his support for the French security forces “who are doing a brave job.” At around 3:00 a.m. (2:00 a.m. in Lisbon), the situation in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, remained tense for the third night in a row, the BFMTV news channel reported, noting that police and firefighters were still on the land.
Cette nuit, nos policers, gendarmes et sapeurs-pompiers ont encore fait face, avec corage, à une rareviolence.
In accordance with the instructions of fermeté, ils ont procédé à 667 interpellations.
— Gerald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 30, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron scheduled an emergency meeting for 1:00 p.m. with members of the government for this Friday, reported BFM TV. For her part, the mayoress of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, will hold an emergency meeting at 09:00 local time (08:00 in Lisbon), according to Le Parisien.
Violent clashes intensify in France on the third night of protests over the death of a young man shot by police
The death of Nahel, 17, at a traffic control on Tuesday, captured by surveillance cameras, brought back the tension between young people and the police in the housing estates of Nanterreon the outskirts of Paris, and in other deprived areas of the French capital.
Violent protests in France. 6 questions (and answers) about the riot that began with the death of a young man shot by the police
Clashes against security forces took place on Tuesday night in Nanterre and, early Thursday morning, public buildings were damaged and cars set on fire, with some 150 people arrested. The policeman suspected of the death of the young man, accused of homicide, was arrested and will remain in custody.
Source: Observadora
