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A series of riots in France began on 27 June 2023 following the fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk in an encounter with two police officers in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. Residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on the 27 June, which later escalated into rioting as demonstrators set cars alight, destroyed bus stops, and shot ...
On 27 June 2023, Nahel Merzouk (25 February 2006 – 27 June 2023), [1] a 17-year-old French youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent, [2] was shot at point-blank range and killed by police officer Florian M., when he didn't comply with a request to turn off ignition and attempted to drive away in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, France.
The French Ministry of the Interior said that 80,000 demonstrators gathered in the streets in Paris, where small numbers threw bottles, rocks, and fireworks at riot police. [40] Over 200 demonstrations were reported in the country. [ 38 ]
A French police officer in riot gear stands guard holding a tear gas canister launcher next to the facade of a damaged Apple Store at Place Kleber, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on 30 June 2023 ...
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a government emergency meeting on 2 July 2023 after riots erupted for the fifth night in a row across the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year ...
Tuesday’s killing was the third fatal shooting during traffic stops in France so far in 2023. Last year there were a record 13 such shootings, a spokesperson for the national police said.
2023 French unrest may refer to: Nahel Merzouk riots after the 27 June 2023 police killing near Paris; ... This page was last edited on 15 November 2023, ...
French interior minister Gerald Darmanin ordered a nationwide night-time shutdown of all public buses and trams in response to the riots and added 5,000 police to the streets, increasing the ...