Fourth night of violence in France after deadly police shooting of teen, 471 arrested (www.france24.com)

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Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France 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.

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[-] Five@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

The police murdered a young student electrician for 'refusing to comply' with a checkpoint set up outside an Algerian ghetto. His capital crime he was likely trying to avoid arrest? Driving without a license.

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