Key takeaways:
- 719 people were arrested nationwide following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris.
- 45,000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed in an attempt to control the crowds.
- 45 police officers and gendarmes were injured overnight, but the government has continued to deploy police to city streets across the nation in an effort to prevent further violence.
On Saturday night, the fifth day of unrest following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, rioters clashed with police. The French interior ministry reported that 719 people had been arrested nationwide and 45,000 police officers and gendarmes had been deployed in an attempt to control the crowds.
The victim of the police shooting, 17-year-old Nahel, was laid to rest on Saturday in a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery. Hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community attended the burial.
The ministry reported that 45 police officers and gendarmes were injured overnight, but “their resolute action, coordinated by the prefects, ensured a calmer night.”
The government has continued to deploy police to city streets across the nation in an effort to prevent further violence. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the coming days.
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