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Rioters continued to take to the streets in cities around France for a fourth night in response to the police killing of a 17-year-old, only identified as Nahel M., on Tuesday.
The chaos continued into Saturday morning as 1,311 arrests were made across the country Friday night and 2,500 fires were reported, according to the interior ministry, who noted that there were fewer fires and attacks on police stations than the night before.
Despite the higher number of arrests compared to the 917 on Thursday night, the government suggested the violence was beginning to tamp down because of the deployment of 40,000 police officers on Thursday.
Though the massive presence of at least 45,000 officers Friday night didn’t deter demonstrators as havoc remained across several cities, including Paris, Marseille, Lyon and French territories overseas. According to The Associated Press, a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet in French Guiana.
FRANCE DEPLOYS THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS AMID RIOTS, HUNDREDS ARRESTED
At least 994 people were arrested across France Friday night and into Saturday morning as riots continue following the police killing of a 17-year-old. (AP)
Hundreds of police officers and firefighters across the country have been injured during the four nights of riots, including an additional 79 overnight. The number of injured protesters has not been released by authorities.
AT LEAST 200 FRENCH OFFICERS INJURED, 600 ARRESTED IN THIRD NIGHT OF RIOTS SINCE DEADLY POLICE SHOOTING
Firefighters in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre extinguished fires set by demonstrators that scorched cars on Saturday, and in the neighboring town of Colombes, protesters overturned garbage bins to use them for makeshift barricades.
Looters broke into a gun shop Friday evening and ran off with weapons in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, according to police. Officers arrested nearly 90 people in Marseille as protesters lit cars on fire and broke store windows to ransack items…
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