At least 150 people detained during the protests France The incident, which broke out after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by the police on Tuesday, Nanterre.
The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, reported the number of those arrested this Thursday morning and said, “a night of unbearable violence against symbols“of the country, such as schools, town halls or police stations.
“I support the police, gendarmerie and firefighters who bravely show their faces. Shame on those who don’t call for calm,” the portfolio owner said in his profile on the social network Twitter.
According to the ministry source to BFMTV, Darmanin closely followed the situation from Beauvau, the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior, throughout the night.
protests tonight not limited to the region. Parishowever, numerous riots broke out in other districts of cities such as Toulouse or Lille.where the fighting lasted for several hours.
The French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’ reported that it occurred overnight. A prisoner escape attempt from Fresnes prisonis located on the island of France. Dozens of hooded men tried to break into the prison to escape, but the attempt was repulsed.
Protests broke out after A 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest at a police checkpoint after his car was stopped.. The responsible attorney, who will remain in custody until Wednesday, stated that he acted in “legitimate defense” at the first hearing.
After the teenager’s death, Police denounced a hit-and-run attempt, but a video refuted that version. The government has deployed around 2,000 police and gendarmes in Nanterre.