The French government ordered buses and trams to stop throughout the country starting at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. in Lisbon), given the riots already registered over the death of a young man shot by the police.
According to the French Interior Ministry, the decision to ask mayors, state representatives in the regions, to guarantee transport stops came after three consecutive nights of urban riots sparked by the death of a 17-year-old teenager. .
According to the ministry, mayors have also been asked to issue “systematic orders prohibiting the sale and transportation” of pyrotechnic devices (fireworks), gasoline drums, acids, and flammable and chemical products.
According to official data, on the night from Thursday to Friday at least 667 people were arrested in France, while 249 police officers were injured.
In a message posted on Twitter, Darmanin said security forces were instructed to remain “firm.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has called a new crisis meeting for this Friday, after having shortened his presence in Brussels, where he is participating in a European summit, to return to Paris.
Message aux policemen, gendarmes, sapeurs-pompiers et policers municipaux. pic.twitter.com/uD1PmUjgdN
– Gerald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 30, 2023
40,000 police officers have been deployed to try to stop the riots that have been going on for a few days in social housing in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, and in other disadvantaged areas of the French capital.
The death of the young Nahel, at a traffic control this Tuesday, captured by surveillance cameras, has once again put tension between the young people and the police.
Clashes against security forces took place on Tuesday night in Nanterre and, early Thursday morning, public buildings were damaged and cars set on fire, with some 150 people arrested.
The policeman suspected of killing the young man, charged with manslaughter, has been arrested and will remain in custody.
Source: TSF
