Burning France: Riots expose deep-seated discontent, racial discrimination

Rioting rages in cities across France for a fifth night despite huge police deployment and arrests, as a minority teen's killing by police unleashes unrest. Unruly protestors turn vandals, looting sho...

Jul 03, 2023, 16:54 IST2 min
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Protesters plunder a Zara store in Strasbourg, France, on June 30, 2023. Since riots broke out on Tuesday, protesters set fire to various buildings and vandalised public property. Stores of...
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Residents walk past buildings in a neighbourhood in Nanterre, France, July 2, 2023. The unrest is a potent reminder of the persistent poverty, discrimination, unemployment and lack of oppor...
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Police hold down young people during the fifth night of protests in the Champs Elysees area in Paris, July 2, 2023. France"s interior ministry announced that more than three thousand people...
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French riot police officers and emergency personnel work to move a vehicle during the fifth day of protests in Paris, France, July 2, 2023. Hundreds of police and firefighters have been inj...
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Masked protesters walk amid tear gas during clashes at a march in tribute to Nahel in Nanterre, France, June 29, 2023. The French police say that their forces represent France"s multicultur...
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French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Benza district in Marseille, France, on June 28 2023. Macron, under fire from the political left and right, is debating what best to do next. The...
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Young protestors on the second night of riot following the death of Nahel, in Montreuil, Ile de France, on June 30, 2023. Once again, the role of social media and video games was questioned...
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