It seems that calm is beginning to arrive, little by little, in France. After four intense nights marked by looting, fires and attacks against the police and public spaces, this Saturday seems to have been somewhat calmer, although it has not been exempt from sporadic acts of violence.
Again, Emmanuel Macron It has deployed 45,000 officers across the country to prevent chaos from reigning in the streets, as it has done since Nahel was shot to death by a police officer on Tuesday. This time it has had more effect than on Friday night. However, at three in the morning the minister Gerald Darmanin reported at least 475 arrests since the beginning of the afternoon and affirmed that “it is a calmer night thanks to the determined action of the police”.
The city where the most clashes against the security forces have taken place has once again been Marseilles. At the beginning of the night there have been some moments of tension and, among the most violent incidents that have been recorded, is the looting of a tobacconist’s shop that has ended with the owner being injured.
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According to the world, the owner had stayed inside his business to keep watch, but a group of rioters managed to break the gate and entered to steal, attacking him along the way. In that port city they had arrested 56 people past two in the morning.
In the center of lyonsanother of the cities most affected by the riots last Friday, has also lowered the tension and, according to the world, there have been no looting or clashes. However, in outlying districts mortar fire could be heard and in Givors there was an attempted assault on the library.
A police officer walks past an overturned car in Paris during riots.
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The capital, Paris, has also been a hot spot in protests over the 17-year-old’s death. As in other cities, the intensity of the altercations has been much less, although at 1:30 the Ministry of the Interior reported that 126 arrests only in that city.
Nahel’s funeral
This Saturday Nahel was buried and in his home, Nanterre, where the protests began, calm reigned tonight. According to the worldAt the funeral, several hundred people lined up to enter the great mosque of Nanterre and offer their condolences to the family.
