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
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 injured in the days of rioting in a country where police have long faced accusations of systemic racism in singling out minorities. The police officer accused of killing the teen has been given a prelimina
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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 multicultural society with officers from all backgrounds, and the best way forward is to return to a system of community policing in France, where the police and locals know each other by their first names.
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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 left accuses him of neglecting the poor and the marginalised, and the right demands that he crack down harder on violence.
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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 as French President Macron blamed TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for fuelling the protests. He said that social media helped rioters organise themselves and contributed to "youths mimicking the d
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