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The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy, named Nahel, has triggered protests, riots, and looting across France. Police officers have been clashing with the demonstrators and vehicles have been set on fire. Nahel’s killing has been compared to the killings of George Floyd in the US and other people of color at the hands of law enforcement. Here we bring to you some visuals straight from France where violence is spreading like wildfire. (Image: Reuters/AP)
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Riot police stand near a burning car in the La Meinau neighborhood of Strasbourg, eastern France, on Friday, June 30, 2023. Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores on the fourth day of violence triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling unrest. (Image: AP/PTI)
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Protesters block a street with garbage cans in Colombes, outside Paris, France on July 1, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents Friday to keep teenagers at home and proposed restrictions on social media to quell rioting spreading across France over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. (Image: AP/Lewis Joly)
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Firefighters work to extinguish a burning container as unrest continues following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, and against police violence, in Paris, France. (Image: Reuters/Juan Medina)
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Firefighters use a water hose on a burnt bus as unrest continues following the death of a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, in Nanterre, Paris suburb. (Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman)
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A firefighter uses a fire extinguisher on a burning pile of bottles as people protest following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, and against police violence, in Paris, France on July 1, 2023. (Image: Reuters/Juan Medina)
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People protest in support of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, at the Place de la Concorde square in Paris, France. (Image: Reuters/Yves Herman)
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Officers ride a vehicle during riots following the death of Nahel in France. (Image: Reuters/Nacho Doce)
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Police officers face protesters on Concorde square during a protest in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents Friday to keep teenagers at home and proposed restrictions on social media to quell rioting spreading across France. (Image: AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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Youths run away during a protest in Strasbourg, eastern France. (Image: AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)