{"id":8766,"date":"2023-07-01T18:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8766"},"modified":"2023-07-01T19:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:10:05","slug":"france-plagued-by-riots-funeral-held-for-teen-fatally-shot-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/france-plagued-by-riots-funeral-held-for-teen-fatally-shot-by-police\/2023\/07\/01\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"France Plagued by Riots Funeral Held for Teen Fatally Shot by Police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nanterre,<\/span> France<\/span> (1<\/span> July<\/span> 2023)<\/span> –<\/span> President<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron’s<\/span> planned<\/span> official<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Germany<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> canceled<\/span> after<\/span> four<\/span> nights<\/span> of<\/span> rioting<\/span> and<\/span> looting<\/span> across<\/span> France.<\/span> The<\/span> unrest<\/span> sparked<\/span> by<\/span> police’s<\/span> murder<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> 17-year-old<\/span> sparked<\/span> widespread<\/span> violence<\/span> and<\/span> clashes<\/span> with<\/span> authorities<\/span> despite<\/span> a<\/span> massive<\/span> police<\/span> operation<\/span> involving<\/span> 45,000<\/span> police<\/span> officers.<\/span> A<\/span> recent<\/span> night<\/span> of<\/span> violence<\/span> resulted<\/span> in<\/span> 1,311<\/span> arrests,<\/span> bringing<\/span> the<\/span> total<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> arrests<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> boy’s<\/span> death<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> to<\/span> 2,400.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Even<\/span> after<\/span> Macron<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> parents<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> their<\/span> children<\/span> at<\/span> home,<\/span> protesters<\/span> and<\/span> mobs<\/span> took<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> streets<\/span> of<\/span> cities<\/span> and<\/span> towns,<\/span> setting<\/span> fire<\/span> to<\/span> some<\/span> 2,500<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> looting<\/span> shops.<\/span> The<\/span> interior<\/span> ministry’s<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> restore<\/span> order<\/span> have<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> been<\/span> unsuccessful<\/span> as<\/span> ongoing<\/span> violence<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> a<\/span> toll<\/span> on<\/span> President<\/span> Macron’s<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> stance.<\/span> German<\/span> President<\/span> Frank-Walter<\/span> Steinmeier<\/span> received<\/span> a<\/span> phone<\/span> call<\/span> from<\/span> President<\/span> Macron<\/span> asking<\/span> him<\/span> to<\/span> postpone<\/span> a<\/span> state<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Germany,<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> French<\/span> president<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> so<\/span> in<\/span> 23<\/span> years.<\/span> The<\/span> decision<\/span> highlights<\/span> the<\/span> seriousness<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> unrest<\/span> in<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> impact<\/span> on<\/span> important<\/span> Franco-German<\/span> relations<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> political<\/span> scene.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> riots<\/span> began<\/span> when<\/span> a<\/span> 17-year-old<\/span> boy,<\/span> Nehel,<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> dead<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> traffic<\/span> stop<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Paris<\/span> suburb<\/span> of<\/span> Nanterre.<\/span> The<\/span> incident<\/span> was<\/span> captured<\/span> on<\/span> video,<\/span> showing<\/span> police<\/span> shooting<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> windshield<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> boy<\/span> pulled<\/span> forward.<\/span> He<\/span> was<\/span> charged<\/span> with<\/span> first-degree<\/span> murder<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> police<\/span> officer<\/span> who<\/span> caused<\/span> the<\/span> shooting.<\/span> Nahel’s<\/span> funeral<\/span> was<\/span> held<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> hilltop<\/span> cemetery<\/span> in<\/span> Nanterre,<\/span> with<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> mourners<\/span> lining<\/span> the<\/span> road<\/span> leading<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> cemetery.<\/span> As<\/span> a<\/span> result<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> moving<\/span> ceremony,<\/span> his<\/span> coffin<\/span> was<\/span> carried<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> crowd,<\/span> culminating<\/span> with<\/span> prayers<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> mosque<\/span> prior<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> funeral.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> riots<\/span> have<\/span> drawn<\/span> attention<\/span> to<\/span> deep-rooted<\/span> problems<\/span> of<\/span> poverty,<\/span> discrimination<\/span> and<\/span> lack<\/span> of<\/span> opportunity<\/span> in<\/span> neighborhoods<\/span> across<\/span> France,<\/span> especially<\/span> those<\/span> linked<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> former<\/span> French<\/span> colonies.<\/span> Young<\/span> people<\/span> in<\/span> these<\/span> disadvantaged<\/span> areas<\/span> are<\/span> marginalized,<\/span> frustrated,<\/span> desperate<\/span> and<\/span> fueling<\/span> violence.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>President<\/span> Macron,<\/span> who<\/span> has<\/span> accused<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> of<\/span> contributing<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> riots,<\/span> has<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> declare<\/span> a<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> emergency,<\/span> opting<\/span> instead<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> mass<\/span> police<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> crisis.<\/span> However,<\/span> the<\/span> situation<\/span> remains<\/span> precarious,<\/span> with<\/span> vandalism<\/span> in<\/span> buildings<\/span> and<\/span> shops<\/span> in<\/span> Marseille<\/span> and<\/span> looting<\/span> of<\/span> gun<\/span> stores.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> riots<\/span> come<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> pivotal<\/span> time<\/span> for<\/span> France<\/span> as<\/span> preparations<\/span> are<\/span> underway<\/span> to<\/span> host<\/span> the<\/span> Summer<\/span> Olympics<\/span> in<\/span> Paris<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> French<\/span> cities.<\/span> The<\/span> ongoing<\/span> unrest<\/span> poses<\/span> serious<\/span> security<\/span> challenges<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> raised<\/span> concerns<\/span> about<\/span> its<\/span> potential<\/span> impact<\/span> on<\/span> prestigious<\/span> sporting<\/span> events.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nehel’s<\/span> death<\/span> and<\/span> ensuing<\/span> riots<\/span> have<\/span> fueled<\/span> calls<\/span> for<\/span> greater<\/span> accountability<\/span> for<\/span> law<\/span> enforcement,<\/span> echoing<\/span> global<\/span> calls<\/span> for<\/span> racial<\/span> justice<\/span> following<\/span> the<\/span> killing<\/span> of<\/span> George<\/span> Floyd<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> situation<\/span> remains<\/span> uncertain<\/span> and<\/span> authorities<\/span> are<\/span> closely<\/span> monitoring<\/span> developments<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> deals<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> aftermath<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> disaster.<\/span>
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Nanterre, France (1 July 2023) – President Emmanuel Macron’s planned official visit to Germany has been canceled after four nights of rioting and looting across France. The unrest sparked by police’s murder of a 17-year-old sparked widespread violence and clashes with authorities despite a massive police operation involving 45,000 police officers. A recent night of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,1585,5795],"tags":[403,433,909,7149,7150,7151,7152,7153],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FRANCEPROY.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8771,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8766\/revisions\/8771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}