Paris: Unrest across France sparked by the police shooting of a 17-year-old appeared to slow after six consecutive nights of violence. There were 157 arrests overnight, down from a peak of 3,880 arrests during the fiery night of June 30, and two law enforcement stations were attacked, among other damage.
Nahel, the teenager killed last week, was shot in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Across France, 297 vehicles were torched overnight along with 34 buildings. The grandmother of Nahel said in a telephone interview, “Don’t break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down.”
A sixth consecutive night of rioting across France saw a young Paris fireman die as he tried to put out a blaze in an underground car park. Crowds gathered at town halls across France to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of unrest. In all, 99 town halls have been attacked in the violence, along with other public buildings, according to the Interior Ministry.
French President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting with mayors of 220 towns from across the country. Across France, 34 buildings were attacked overnight - many of them linked to the government - along with 297 vehicles.