The number of arrests rose to 150 following the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police in a Paris suburb, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter on Thursday, June 29.
He also said at least 40,000 police officers, including 5,000 in Paris, will be deployed across France this evening for possible demonstrations.
People took to the streets in several parts of the country including Nanterre, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, and Viry-Chatillon over the shooting of Nahel M. in Nanterre early Tuesday.
They set fire to vehicles, bins and public property in some areas. In the cities of Toulouse and Lille, protesters threw rocks at police officers, who responded with tear gas to disperse them.
Nahel M., 17-year-old delivery driver, was shot dead by police after he broke traffic laws and failed to stop, according to prosecutors.
His death sparked protests in Nanterre, leading to overnight clashes between demonstrators and police.
The 38-year-old police officer who killed Nahel was detained by the General Inspectorate of the National Police as part of the investigation into the intentional homicide by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office.
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