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Nahel Merzouk riots
Date	27 June 2023 – present (1 year, 5 months and 4 weeks)
Location	France
Caused by	Reactions to the Killing of Nahel Merzouk
Methods	Riots, Arson, Protests, Looting
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Rioters Law enforcement in France
Casualties
Injuries	170 officers injured
Arrested	878 rioters arrested

The Nahel Merzouk riots are an ongoing series of riots and civil disturbances in France. Unrest began in France on 27 June 2023, after the killing of Nahel Merzouk by an unnamed police officer. Riots and arson continued for a second day. There were reports of an ENEDIS building being set on fire and it having a risk of exploding. The fire was started by the rioters.

There has been reports that the police station of Bagnolet has been ransacked and set on fire by a group of rioters.

Riots

27 June

Riots were reported after Nahel's death in Nanterre. The death was filmed which fueled the riots. There were riots in Nanterre where the boy was killed; there were also protests in Paris. Rioters threw projectiles at police, let off fireworks, and set cars, bus shelters, rubbish bins, and a music school on fire. Fires were also lit near the tracks of the RER A. This rioting lasted until the following day in Nanterre and other areas, including Clichy-sous-Bois, Colombes, and Roubaix. By the end of the day, there were at least 20 police officers injured, 10 police cars damaged, and 31 arrested. In response to the riots, France deployed 2,000 police officers and soldiers of the gendarmerie to deal with the outbreak.

28 June

Riots were reported in Amiens, Dijon, Lyon, Lille, Saint-Étienne, Clermont-Ferrand, Strasbourg, spreading beyond Paris' metropolitan area. French media reported numerous incidents around the Greater Paris region. There were reports of fireworks being directed at the Montreuil Town Hall which is located at the eastern edge of Paris. Fresnes Prison was also targeted by fireworks. In Toulouse, arson and clashes between 100 demonstrators and police in the Reynerie district resulted in 13 arrests and 20 vehicles burned. There were attacks reported on 27 national police stations (including 7 by arson), 4 gendarmerie barracks, 14 municipal police stations (including 10 by arson), 8 town halls, 6 schools, and 6 public buildings. Clashing and the burning of vehicles continued in Nanterre; police stations in Suresnes, Bois-Colombes and Gennevilliers as well as municipal police stations in Meudon were attacked. Fires were set at media libraries, a construction machine in Clichy-sous-Bois, a school in Puteaux, and a tram in Clamart. Looting was reported in Colombes and town halls were attacked in Meudon and Châtenay-Malabry. In total, more than 90 public buildings were attacked. In Paris, clashes erupted in the 18th and 19th arrondissements, while fires were set in the 15th arrondissement.

Nationwide, at least 150 people were arrested, 170 police officers were injured, and 609 vehicles plus 109 buildings were damaged.

29 June

Over 6,200 people participated in a march in support of Nahel's family in Nanterre. By evening, tensions erupted and the BRI were sent to the scene. Buses and trams stopped running by evening to prevent damage, and several communes such as Clamart, Compiègne, and Savigny-le-Temple implemented curfews, with Savigny-le-Temple implementing only for minors. There were also reports of clashes with the police and more looting, arson and tyre-burning in Paris, Nanterre and Marseille. There was a reported sports car crash into the Bellevue LIDL in Nantes. There were also reports of the Clichy-sous-Bois town hall being set on fire by rioters. The riots spilled over to Brussels the capital of Belgium.

Nationwide, at least 328 people were arrested during the riots on 29 June.

30 June

A new night of the riots. Rioters in Marseille burnt down the city's main public library.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered all buses and trams to stop nationwide from 21:00.

See also

• 2005 French riots
• 2013 Trappes riots
• 2014 Sarcelles riots

References

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20. More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing
21. France Violence: Rioters Burn Down Largest Public Library In Marseille; Visuals Surface
22. Mort de Nahel à Nanterre : incendies, bibliothèque de l'Alcazar vandalisée, affrontements… Retour sur une nuit de violences à Marseill

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