France: Riots uncontrollable after death of teenager in police firing, night curfew imposed in Paris
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Paris, 30 June 2023, Friday
Riots erupted after a 17-year-old teenager was shot dead by traffic police in the French capital Paris. As a result, a night curfew has been imposed in Paris till the weekend.
In the violence that broke out in many parts of the country, including the capital of France, Paris, hundreds of cars were set on fire. Several police stations and town halls have also been set on fire. 13 buses have also been set on fire by the mob. So far 24 policemen have been injured in these riots. While more than 150 rioters have been arrested.
On the other hand, the police officer who fired has apologized to the family. This information was given by the lawyer of the police officer and said that the police officer has collapsed. He certainly did not want to shoot, shocked by the violence that followed the incident in France.
However, curfew has been imposed from 9 pm to 6 am from Thursday to Monday to control the riots.
Notably, French President Macron has called the killing of a teenager an unforgivable crime. However, the entire incident is currently being investigated. According to the police, during the traffic police check, this teenager was asked to stop the car but the teenager refused.
The video of this incident has also gone viral. In which a police officer is seen shooting the car driver at close range. After that the teenager died. The family of the teenager says that the video itself shows that this is a murder.
Meanwhile, a minute's silence was observed in the French Parliament in protest of the killing of the teenager and French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne said that it is evident that the rules were not followed in the firing incident.
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