There was another night of protests in France over the death of Nahel, the young man who died at the hands of the police in a stop operation. According to the French Interior Minister, 1,311 people were arrested last night and 79 police officers were injured for disrespect during protests in which buildings and cars were set on fire, as well as attacks on police stations and municipalities.
In Marseille, a weapons store was looted, which led the mayor of that French city to ask the government to urgently send a reinforcement of men. 45,000 police officers were deployed to respond to the nightly protests.
The funeral of the 17-year-old, killed by a police officer, takes place this Saturday in Nanterre. This death has reignited the tension between young people and the police in France.
The country experienced a fourth consecutive night of serious disturbances in many parts of the territory. To avoid this type of episode, the French Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, announced this Friday the deployment of armored vehicles by the militarized police, without specifying how many.
In an extraordinary meeting, the Minister of the Interior decided to extend the restriction on the movement of buses and trams throughout the country, which will not be able to operate from 9:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. in Lisbon) until the next morning, until further notice. . The sale of rockets for fireworks, gasoline cans, acids and other chemical and flammable products was also temporarily prohibited.
Nahel’s death shocked a large part of the country and provoked strong repudiation from the left and social movements, considering it an act of racism. Protesters have attacked police and fire trucks, but also public buildings and shops, many of which have been looted.
Source: TSF
