France News | How The Killing Of A Teenager Caused Fierce Unrest On The Streets Of France | News18

France News | How The Killing Of A Teenager Caused Fierce Unrest On The Streets Of France | News18

After a tumultuous week in which the country was shaken by five nights of serious disorder, destruction and – at times – violence, the rioting has subsided and the streets are largely calm.

As residents of the banlieues – the disadvantaged, multiracial communities worst affected by the unrest – count the toll of destruction, it is clear that this is not a situation that can be swept away as easily as glass from a broken window.

The violence was sparked when Nahel Merzouk – a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan and Algerian descent – was shot dead by police in Nanterre, in the suburbs of Paris. At first, police said an officer shot because the teenager was driving at him; in fact the incident had been filmed, and appeared to show that he had instead been shot at point blank range.

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