France police shooting: 150 arrests as protests widen over teenager’s death

Around 2,000 police deployed in and around Paris, amid growing anger at shooting of 17-year-old in Nanterre during traffic stop

Police have arrested 150 people across France during a second night of protests, the interior minister said early on Thursday, as unrest spread across the country following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy during a traffic stop.

Gérald Darmanin tweeted: “A night of unbearable violence against symbols of the Republic: town halls, schools and police stations set on fire or attacked. 150 arrests. Support for the police, gendarmes and firefighters who face up with courage. Shame on those who did not call for calm.”

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