Widespread protests continued for a third night over the fatal police shooting of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with more than 100 people arrested across the country so far and curfews in place in multiple cities.
A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, on June 30, 2023.Fourteen people were arrested after allegedly breaking into a flagship Nike store in Chatelet, in the heart of Paris, according to an official in the Paris Prefecture Office.
Some 40,000 law enforcement officers were deployed nationwide on Thursday to quell potential violence, including about 5,000 in the capital and its inner suburbs, according to Darmanin.Riots are also taking place in Brussels, Belgium, in response to the teen's killing, with some protesters allegedly attacking police, federal police told ABC News. Eight people have been arrested so far, police said.
Dozens of police officers are currently deployed in the city center of Brussels, and two subway stations have been closed.Julien Mattia/EPA via Shutterstock The unrest comes after a 17-year-old driver was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic check in Nanterre on Tuesday morning. The officer was detained on suspicion of manslaughter amid an ongoing investigation into the incident, according to the local prosecutor's office.
The Nanterre prosecutor said Thursday that the officer did not meet the requirements to discharge his weapon and will remain in custody awaiting trial.
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