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 shops, exposing neglect and long-simmering racial tensions between police and minorities
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
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 had been detained so far following a mass security deployment to quell France's worst social upheaval in years.
