Nahel M was laid to rest on Saturday after being shot by a policeman in Paris on Tuesday. After four nights of violence, police are bracing for more.
The intensity of the violence appeared to be declining.French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities on Saturday, making hundreds of arrests on the fifth night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old who was laid to rest earlier in the day.
But extra forces and equipment were sent to Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille, which had previously seen intense rioting. His mother, whose family is from Algeria — a former French colony that has contributed most of North Africa's immigration to France — raised him alone. The UN rights office said Friday that the killing of the teen of North African descent was "a moment for the country to seriously address the deep issues of racism and racial discrimination in law enforcement".
The Elysee said that Mr Macron had expressed his wish to remain in France in the coming days, given the situation in the country.French President says social media causing copycat violence, amid riots over teen's killing
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