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The ruling by the Paris administrative tribunal comes as police are fully stretched amid the worst riots seen across cities in France since 2005 sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
On 28 June, riots were reported in Amiens, Dijon, Lyon, Lille, Saint-Étienne, Clermont-Ferrand, and Strasbourg. [45] French media reported numerous incidents around the Greater Paris region. There were reports of fireworks being directed at the Montreuil Town Hall which is located at the eastern edge of Paris. [46]
Paris massacre of 1961; Killing of Malik Oussekine and subsequent 1986–1987 protests in France; 2005 French riots following the death of Zyed Benna, 17, and Bouna Traoré, 15; 2007 Villiers-le-Bel riots following the deaths of Moushin S., 15, and Larami S., 16; 2009 French riots following the death of Mohamed Benmouna, 21
The ruling by the Paris administrative tribunal comes as police are fully stretched amid the worst riots seen across cities in France since 2005 sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
“There were police in riot gear all over the city and the atmosphere was very tense.” ... Paris riots: Video shows police interacting with teenager during fatal traffic stop.
Around 2,000 riot police were deployed to Paris and suburbs on Wednesday, said Mr Darmanin. ... Last year there were a record 13 such shootings, a spokesperson for the national police said.
The Paris police and the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS) harshly responded starting around 10 pm and continuing through the night, on the streets, in police vans, at police stations, and in hospitals where many wounded were taken. There was, as a result, much bloodshed among students and tourists there for the evening's festivities.