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People gathered for a march in Nanterre to pay tribute to Nahel M.
the 17-year-old who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop
The officer was charged with voluntary murder
The country prepared for a third night of unrest
SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS All times Paris time (GMT +2)
5:57 pm – Night-time curfew in Clamart until July 3
the municipality decreed a curfew between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am starting Thursday and lasting until Monday
"As a precautionary measure and to ensure the safety of people and property
the City of Clamart has closed public facilities and canceled events until Sunday
included," according to the town's website
5:52 pm – Former French prime minister dismisses claims that the law on the use of weapons by police officers
Former Socialist prime minister and interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve denied on Thursday that legislation amending the rules governing the use of service weapons by police officers
was a "license to kill," as asserted by some politicians this week
"This text is not at all a text that tells police officers 'you can shoot,'" Cazeneuve told Agence France-Presse
"It's a text that says: 'You can only shoot when you're in a situation of self-defense.' Outside the framework of self-defense
a force that is not proportionate and leads to tragedy can be the subject of a criminal conviction for police officers." According to the law
"someone who drives off with a vehicle and does not threaten anyone with death with his vehicle cannot be shot," stressed Cazeneuve
"This law was passed in the specific circumstances of the 2015 and 2016 terrorist attacks [in Paris and Nice] when the question arose as to how police officers could interrupt a terrorist's murderous journey."
5:21 pm – Police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter and remanded in custody
The police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Nahel M
on Tuesday was charged for voluntary manslaughter on Thursday and remanded in custody
said the Nanterre public prosecutor's office
prosecutor Pascal Prache said he had requested the officer be remanded in custody
"The prosecutor's office considers the legal conditions for using the weapon have not been met," the magistrate told reporters
5:11 pm – The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris urges 'not to react with violence'
and anger are legitimate" following the death of Nahel M
but he "particularly calls on young people not to react with violence." The Grand Mosque of Paris "invites them to make their voices heard and to demonstrate peacefully for Nahel's memory to be respected and for justice to be done," Hafiz said
adding a "message" would be broadcast on Friday by the imams of the Grand Mosque and its federation during their preaching
On the sidelines of a march in tribute to Nahel M.
MICHAËL ZUMSTEIN/VU’ FOR « LE MONDE » A firefighter extinguishes a burning car at the end of a march in tribute to Nahel M.
ALAIN JOCARD / AFP Demonstrators walk through tear gas after a march for Nahel M.
MICHEL EULER / AP Mounia
ALAIN JOCARD / AFP 4:50 pm – 'I don't blame them
Part of the procession retreated from the Nanterre-Préfecture RER train station at the end of the march in tribute to Nahel M
Several young people dressed in black destroyed a bus shelter
and smashed up the entrance to a Crédit Mutuel bank branch
but we're losing all legitimacy," said a demonstrator
Traffic has resumed in the surrounding streets in a confused fashion
4:37 pm – Buses and tram services in Paris region will end at 9 pm
the authority in charge of public transport
adding that metro and RER (commuter train) services would be unaffected
4:18 pm – Clashes on Place Nelson-Mandela in Nanterre
A small group of marchers and the police clashed at the end of a march paying tribute to Nahel M
Black smoke billowed after a fire broke out
The police continued to charge and fire tear gas
and commented on the scene from the esplanade located next to Place Nelson-Mandela
Around 6,200 people were marching in Nanterre on Thursday afternoon in tribute to Nahel M.
4:03 pm – Paris region chief requests public transport to be closed in areas affected by urban violence from 9:00 pm on Thursday
said she had requested public transport to be closed in areas affected by urban violence from 9:00 pm on Thursday after two trams and 11 buses caught fire the day before
"I don't want people moving around at night in neighborhoods where there has been violence," she said
"There are risks (...) I won't put either drivers or travelers at risk despite the inconvenience it may represent for the population."
On the sidelines of a march for Nahel M.
ALAIN JOCARD / AFP 3:51 pm – Lawyers of victim's family ask for a transfer of the case
The lawyers of Nahel M.'s family said on Thursday they lamented the fact that "the public prosecutor has concealed the possible complicity of the second police officer in voluntary manslaughter and the possible forgery of public documents resulting from the shooter's initial false statements." This decision "not to open an investigation into all the alleged offenses confirms that it is essential for this case to be transferred so that magistrates from another court can investigate objectively
independently and impartially," they said in a statement
3:42 pm – Police fire tear gas at marchers
Part of the march paying tribute to Nahel arrived in front of the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture in Nanterre
close to where the 17-year-old's car crashed
3:34 pm – 'It's going to be worse than in 2005'
three local 14-year-olds (they spoke to Le Monde on condition of anonymity) were rehashing the recent sequence of events
"It's going to be worse than in 2005." Although they were too young to have experienced these events
they are still very much present in their minds: "Our older brothers told us about it
They told us it was shameful what had happened."
Driving without a license is a rather trivial matter in the neighborhood
why not," said another young man of Nahel M
They were shocked by the video that circulated on social media
'I'm going to put a bullet in your head,' of course I'm going to start up again," they said
at least by name and did not seem ready to forgive the policeman
It was unclear whether or not they participated in the two nights of rioting following Nahel M.'s death and
They don't want to read our name in the paper the next day
3:12 pm – Education Ministry says around 50 schools have been damaged
The Education Ministry said on Thursday "some fifty school structures have been affected to varying degrees" by the incidents following Nahel M.'s death
leading to the closure of "around ten" of them on Thursday
The ministry said the affected structures are concentrated in Versailles
perched on a pickup truck and wearing a "Justice for Nahel" T-shirt
opened the march in tribute to 17-year-old Nahel M
from the Pablo-Picasso housing estate in Nanterre
followed by hundreds of participants grouped behind a banner bearing the same slogan and cries of "justice for Nahel!" and "never again!"
according to Agence France-Presse witnesses
no peace" and "Everyone hates the police." Some carried posters reading "The police kill," "How many Nahel were not filmed?" and "Our lives are in danger."
gestures as she sits atop a truck during a commemoration march for her son
BERTRAND GUAY / AFP 2:40 pm – 'I tell myself it could happen in my family'
compact crowd began strolling through the streets of Nanterre to pay tribute to Nahel in a white march
"so I tell myself it could happen in my family."
the same types of children who are targeted
The system is racist; it's based on race," Oleia said
I know he can be perceived as an aggressor
We know it's risky for our children to be out in the public space."
Around a thousand people have gathered on the outskirts of the Pablo-Picasso housing estate in Nanterre to pay tribute to Nahel M.
in a march bringing together the teenager's family
and local and national elected representatives
were seen trying to organize the procession
Attendees hold a banner reading "Justice for Nahel"
during a commemoration march for the teenage driver shot dead by a policeman
BERTRAND GUAY / AFP 1:58 pm – Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne calls for "appeasement"
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne spoke in Garges-lès-Gonesse
adding "Nothing justifies the violence that occurred last night."
13:04 pm – 40,000 police officers deployed
Some 40,000 police will be deployed across France on Thursday to deal with any further protests
Around 5,000 police will be deployed in and around Paris
12:45 pm – Policeman to be charged with homicide
a prosecutor said the policeman's use of his firearm did not meet the legal conditions under which such force can be used
state prosecutor in the area where the killing took place
also said that the policeman was being taken before a magistrate on Thursday with a view to charging him with homicide
and added he was demanding the officer remain in custody
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was to visit Garges-les-Gonesse north of Paris where the mayor's office was set on fire overnight
Macron also said it was time for "remembrance and respect" as Nahel’s mother called for a march in his honor on Thursday on the square where he was killed
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (C-L) speaks to the press in front of the burnt facade of the Hotel du ville in Garges-les-Gonesse
STEFANO RELLANDINI / AFP What happened Nahel M.
was shot in the chest at point-blank range in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday in an incident that has reignited debate in France about police tactics
The teenager was killed as he pulled away from police who tried to stop him for traffic infractions
A video circulating on social media showed two policemen standing by the side of the stationary car
A voice is heard saying: "You are going to get a bullet in the head." The police officer then appears to fire as the car slowly drives off
Clashes first erupted after the video emerged
contradicting police accounts that the teenager was driving directly at the officer
as well as several towns around the Paris region where around 2,000 riot police had been deployed
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that the violence was "intolerable."
Cars and bins were torched in parts of Paris and nationwide overnight
and protesters launched fireworks at riot police
A tramway was set alight in a Paris suburb
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm after 150 people were arrested and public buildings attacked in protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France
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Twelve people were arrested after a second night of rioting in the western city of Nantes triggered by the deadly shooting of a young man during a stop-and-search operation by police
risks inflaming simmering tensions in deprived urban areas in France where residents frequently complain of police brutality
Rioters set fire to several dozen cars for a second night running Wednesday and fought pitched battles with the police in the low-income district of Breil where Tuesday's shooting took place and surrounding neighbourhoods
were damaged and a dozen shops were torched
despite calls by the victim's family for calm
Eleven people were arrested in Breil and one person was arrested in the Paris suburb of Garges-les-Gonesse where Aboubakar F
The victim was under surveillance as part of a drug-trafficking investigation when he was stopped by police while driving at around 8.30 pm
The police said he was not carrying ID and that they attempted to arrest him
Nantes prosecutor Pierre Sennes said that the driver then "apparently tried to escape the search by quickly reversing."
Police sources said he reversed into one of the officers
prompting his partner to open fire -- but a witness said the car was at a halt when the driver was hit in the neck by a single bullet
A police oversight body is investigating the killing
The driver had been wanted by police in Creteil
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe condemned the riots and promised "the fullest transparency" about the circumstance's of the man's death
Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Wednesday "all the necessary resources" were being deployed to calm the situation
- Contradictory accounts -A woman who filmed the incident
French police have a long history of strained relations with youths in poor suburbs with large immigration populations
while officers frequently complain about being targeted
the government vowed a crackdown on urban violence after a shocking video emerged of a policewoman being beaten by a crowd in the Paris suburbs on New Year's Eve
A parliamentary report released Tuesday showed high suicide rates within the police and warned about widespread low morale in the force
two teenagers of African origin were electrocuted while hiding from officers in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois
Anger over heavy-handed policing bubbled over again last year when a young black man in another Paris suburb suffered severe anal injuries during his arrest which were caused by a truncheon
the Nantes neighbourhood where Tuesday's shooting occurred
is a socially mixed district home to a large housing estate with a history of gang violence
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French police captured seven suspected Islamist militants in raids in Paris and its suburbs
as France tightened security in the wake of the death of Osama bin Laden
Six suspects were detained on Monday but the main target of the operation
an Indian national who recently arrived from Algeria
according to officials close to the inquiry
Interior Minister Claude Gueant had said Monday that France had no concrete evidence of a specific attack being planned
but security forces were in a heightened state of vigilance over the Jihadist threat
The first arrests were made on Monday in Paris and two largely-immigrant suburbs: Stains
officials close to the inquiry told Agence France Presse
The Indian who was arrested on Tuesday was "the main target" and had "links with Pakistan"
All the raids were carried out by the DCRI police intelligence service as part of a probe into an Islamist network alleged to have recruited militants in France and sent them to Afghanistan and Pakistan
The suspects are being held under anti-terrorism statutes at the DCRI's headquarters in the Paris suburb of Levallois
where they can be held for questioning for up to four days without magistrates being consulted
They were identified partly thanks to intercepted Internet communications between suspected members of the militant recruitment network
French officials told AFP recently that investigators suspect some of these fighters may have recently returned from the battlefield to France
"On the day after the death of Osama bin Laden I ordered reinforced vigilance," Gueant told reporters on Monday at a joint news conference in Paris with U.S
Paris residents have noticed a larger than normal security presence around tourist attractions and transport hubs in recent days
but Gueant said he had not ordered an increase in the terror alert level
France's security status has been at the second highest level
when Islamist suicide bombers struck London and triggered fears of more attacks on neighboring European capitals
officials reinforced security measures but stopped short of moving to the highest threat level
which would trigger draconian security measures and the closure of potential targets
French forces are fighting in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led coalition battling Taliban guerrillas and Bin Laden's al-Qaida network has repeatedly threatened to carry out attacks against French citizens and interests
has kidnapped several French citizens in recent years
some of whom have been ransomed and some killed
On April 28 bombers attacked a popular tourist cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh
killing 17 people including eight French tourists