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CRS van 1950s - CRS Museum CRS officers during a demonstration in 2016 CRS in riot control gear. The Compagnies républicaines de sécurité (French: [kɔ̃paɲi ʁepyblikɛn də sekyʁite], Republican Security Corps), abbreviated CRS, are the general reserve of the French National Police.
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.
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 ...
A French police officer accused of violence will remain in custody as he awaits trial over allegations he and three colleagues badly injured a 22-year old during riots in Marseille last month, a ...
French riot police officers walk next to a vehicle upside down (REUTERS) Mr Klene, who works in sales, told the PA news agency: “I was driving home on Thursday night and saw unmarked vans full ...
French riot police stand in line during protests in Nanterre, west of Paris, on 28 June 2023, a day after a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest by police at point-blank range in Nanterre, a ...
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 ...
These protesters vandalized private businesses, including banks, and setting fire to police barricades. The riot police responded with standard riot police gear including tear gas, riot batons, and riot shields. [8] In 2023, French police shot and killed a 17-year-old, leading to national protests that required the use of riot police.