Three nights of violent demonstrations come after police shooting of teenager (17) in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre
After a second crisis meeting with senior ministers, Mr Macron said social media platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok played a “considerable role” in fuelling copycat acts of violence during this week’s unrest.
Mr Macron said a third of the individuals arrested on Thursday were “young people, sometimes very young”, and that “it’s the parents’ responsibility” to keep their children at home. Rioters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades. Police said at least 200 police officers have been injured.
The Paris 2024 organising committee said it was closely monitoring the situation and that preparations for the Olympics continued. “There’s a feeling of injustice in many residents’ minds, whether it’s about school achievement, getting a job, access to culture, housing and other life issues,” Mr Jarry said.Police stand amid fireworks during the third night of protests in Nanterre. Photograph: Aurelien Morissard/AP
France’s national police agency said nearly half of the 875 people who have been detained were from the Paris region. His office described the large number of arrests as part of an overall government effort to be “extremely firm” with rioters. “We proactively moderate this type of content and when we find it, we remove it and take appropriate action. We do allow content that is factually reporting on the situation.”
“He doesn’t get up in the morning to kill people,” Mr Lienard said of the officer, whose name has not been released under French practice in criminal cases.Nahel’s mother, identified as Mounia M, told France 5 television that she was angry at the officer who killed her only child but not at the police in general.
Nahel’s grandmother, who was not identified by name, told Algerian television Ennahar TV that her family has roots in Algeria.
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