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France to deploy 45,000 security officers for 2nd night in a row as violent protests continue
Announcement by Interior Minister Darmanin comes as nationwide protests over killing of teenager Nahel M. continue
Beyza Binnur Donmez |
01.07.2023 - Update : 02.07.2023
GENEVA
France on Saturday mobilized 45,000 police and gendarmes for a second night in a row amid ongoing violent protests, the country's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced.
The nationwide protests over the killing of Nahel M., a 17-year-old teenager of North African descent, continue to shake France.
Protests continued on Friday for a fourth night across France, while police arrested as many as 1,311 people during the demonstrations, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Nahel was shot at point-blank range by an officer on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
The officer faces a formal investigation for voluntary homicide and has been placed in preliminary detention.
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