France riots - France police shooting prompts unrest: All you need to know - Al jazeera

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France riots - France police shooting prompts unrest: All you need to know - Al jazeera



Clashes erupt in several French cities after the police killing of a teenager, prompting the mobilisation of 40,000 officers.


French police inspect a municipal police car, burned during night clashes in Mons-en-Baroeul, near Lille [Pascal Rossignol/Reuters]


More than 40,000 police officers have been mobilised across France as the government tries to contain growing anger after a police officer killed a teenager.

The 17-year-old, known as Nahel M, was driving a rental car in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday morning when police pulled him over during a traffic check for breaking several road rules.

What started the protests in France?
Police said that the teenager, who was of North African descent, was driving his car towards them, but footage emerged contradicting their narrative. A video circulating on social media showed a police officer pointing his weapon through the window and appearing to fire at point-blank range.

Nahel M died shortly afterwards from his wounds, according to the local prosecutor.

Too young to hold a full driving licence in France, the 17-year-old was driving illegally, a source familiar with the investigation said. The Nanterre prosecutor said he was known to police for previously failing to comply with a traffic stop order.

Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler, reporting from Nanterre, said that protesters, mainly young men, have thrown fireworks at police officers during overnight riots.

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