Macron races to quell anger after a second night of riots over the fatal shooting of a teenager of North African descent. Gerald Darmanin, interior minister, said 40,000 police, including 5,000 in Paris, will be deployed on Thursday evening to deal with any further protests. While Macron has described the killing as “inexcusable”, he has condemned the sometimes violent unrest and pleaded for calm as justice takes its course. Nahel was pulled over by two police officers for breaking traffic rules while driving a rented yellow Mercedes. Last year, a record 13 people were killed in France after refusing to stop for police traffic checks.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 29, 2023 18:34 UTC