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Unrest over shooting spreads across France

BBC

Published: 29 Jun 2023

Unrest over shooting spreads across France
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Protests have been taking place in Paris and other cities across overnight. Here's what we know so far about where the unrest has taken place:

# At least 150 people have been arrested in France amid escalating protests against the killing of a teenage boy by police

Seventeen-year-old Nahel was killed by an officer during a traffic check in Nanterre on Tuesday

Clashes have been reported across suburbs of Paris but have also spread to other cities and towns

To the north of Paris, there have been disturbances in Lille and Amiens

In the south, the cities of Toulouse and Lyon have seen protests on the streets

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says violence has occurred almost everywhere in France - he tweeted “shame on those who did not call for calm”

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