Violent Riots and Looting in Lyon, Marseille, and Grenoble: Latest Updates and In-depth Coverage

Rioters, often with their faces covered, looted shops in Lyon, Marseille and Grenoble on Friday night.

Protesters also set fire to cars and garbage cans.

Footage from earlier today showing aftermath of riots in southwest Paris. pic.twitter.com/ARhPcR9BH9

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During the day, rioters attacked shops in Strasbourg. An Apple store was also looted.

On Friday, 270 rioters were arrested throughout the country, 270 of them in Marseille, announced the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanen.

Riots also took place in the French overseas territories of French Guiana and Reunion on Friday.

Protests in France erupted on Tuesday evening, after the police shot 17-year-old Nael M., who had refused to comply with traffic police demands and stop the car. Despite the efforts of the medics, the young man, who was shot in the chest, died. The police officer who shot the young man was arrested and charged with manslaughter.

In an interview with France 5, the mother of the murdered young man accused the police officer of racism, saying that he killed her son because he saw “the face of an Arab”.

2023-07-01 07:53:00
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