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| {{Short description|2023 violent disorder in France}} | |||
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| | title = Nahel Merzouk riots | |||
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| | date = 27 June 2023 – present<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days |2023|06|27}}) | |||
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| | injuries = 170 officers injured<ref name="40,000">{{cite web |last1=Pandolfo |first1=Chris |title=France will deploy 40,000 officers to crack down on riots after deadly police shooting |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/france-deploy-40000-officers-crack-down-riots-after-deadly-police-shooting |website=www.foxnews.com |publisher=Fox News |access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
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| The '''Nahel Merzouk riots''' are an ongoing series of riots and civil disturbances in ]. Unrest began in ] on 27 June 2023, after the ] by an unnamed police officer. Riots and arson continued for a second day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-28 |title=France shooting: Fresh unrest over police killing of teen |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66040464 |access-date=2023-06-29}}</ref> There were reports of an ] building being set on fire and it having a risk of exploding. The fire was started by the rioters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – Un centre ENEDIS est en feu à #Nanterre. Les pompiers évacuent le secteur suite à un risque d’explosion. |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674230192204554241 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| There has been reports that the police station of ] has been ransacked and set on fire by a group of rioters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – Le commissariat de #Bagnolet est saccagé et incendié. (témoins) |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674247051163435010 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Riots== | |||
| === 27 June === | |||
| Riots were reported after Nahel's death in ]. The death was filmed which fueled the riots. There were riots in ] where the boy was killed; there were also protests in ]. 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 ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Nanterre : nuit de colère et de tension après la mort d’un ado de 17 ans, tué par la police pour refus d’obtempérer |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/faits-divers/20230628.OBS75048/nanterre-nuit-de-violences-apres-la-mort-d-un-ado-de-17-ans-tue-par-la-police-pour-un-refus-d-obtemperer.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> This rioting lasted until the following day in ] and other areas, including ], ], and ]. By the end of the day, there were at least 20 police officers injured, 10 police cars damaged, and 31 arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Mairie incendiée, voitures brûlées, 31 interpellations… Nuit de violences à Nanterre après la mort de Nahel |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/nanterre-nuit-de-violences-apres-la-mort-de-nahel-20-interpellations-28-06-2023-KYSMX4XDEFCKROOZLC6GNDWIGY.php |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In response to the riots, France deployed 2,000 police officers and soldiers of the ] to deal with the outbreak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Paris Erupts In Violence After Police Shoot 17-year-old Driver |url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/06/28/paris-erupts-in-violence-after-police-shoot-17-year-old-driver/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Euro Weekly News |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
| === 28 June === | |||
| Riots were reported in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], spreading beyond Paris' metropolitan area.<ref name=":riots9" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2023-06-29 |title=France police shooting: second night of unrest as protests over teenager’s death spread |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/france-police-shooting-second-night-of-unrest-as-protests-over-teenagers-death-spread |access-date=2023-06-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ] was also targeted by fireworks.<ref name=":riots12">{{Cite news |date=28 June 2023 |title=Mort de Nahel : retour sur une nouvelle nuit de violences en banlieue parisienne et dans plusieurs villes de France |work=] |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/societe/20230629.OBS75093/mort-de-nahel-retour-sur-une-nouvelle-nuit-de-violences-en-banlieue-parisienne-et-dans-plusieurs-villes-de-france.html |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> In ], arson and clashes between 100 demonstrators and police in the Reynerie district resulted in 13 arrests and 20 vehicles burned.<ref name=":riots9">{{Cite news |date=28 June 2023 |title=Mort de Nahel : commissariats attaqués, tramway incendié, école détruite… Une nouvelle nuit de violences |work=] |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/mort-de-nahel-des-echauffourees-eclatent-a-toulouse-et-lille-tensions-en-region-parisienne-28-06-2023-3GZM2PHC3BDSPMMPZPRVH2FXY4.php |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":riots10">{{Cite news |date=28 June 2023 |title=DIRECT. Mort de Nahel : plusieurs communes d'Île-de-France instaurent un couvre-feu |work=] |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/direct-mort-de-nahel-a-nanterre-nouvelle-nuit-de-violences-une-marche-blanche-a-14-heures-29-06-2023-XVKUIN23DBCKNENJWKGZSGIVAU.php |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> 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 ], a school in ], and a tram in ]. Looting was reported in ] and town halls were attacked in ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Hauts-de-Seine : commissariats et bâtiments publics pris pour cibles, 34 interpellations pendant la nuit |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine-92/emeutes-dans-les-hauts-de-seine-commissariats-et-batiments-publics-pris-pour-cibles-34-interpellations-pendant-la-nuit-29-06-2023-DGTXL63RAJGBRHCC7VWXFBAVWU.php |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=]}}</ref> In total, more than 90 public buildings were attacked.<ref name="40,000" /> In Paris, clashes erupted in the 18th and 19th ], while fires were set in the 15th arrondissement.<ref name=":riots12"/> | |||
| Nationwide, at least 150 people were arrested<ref name=":riots9"/>, 170 police officers were injured, and 609 vehicles plus 109 buildings were damaged.<ref name=":riots10"/> | |||
| === 29 June === | |||
| Over 6,200 people participated in a march in support of Nahel's family in Nanterre. By evening, tensions erupted and the ] were sent to the scene. Buses and trams stopped running by evening to prevent damage, and several communes such as Clamart, ], and ] implemented curfews, with Savigny-le-Temple implementing only for minors.<ref name=":riots10"/> There were also reports of clashes with the police and more looting, arson and tyre-burning in ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – Images complètement lunaires qui parviennent de #Marseille qui s'embrase ce soir. |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674500764251611136 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – Une banque a été incendiée à #Nanterre. Les habitants sont actuellement évacués. (live Brut) |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674496207954104320 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷EN DIRECT – Fortes tensions en cours à #Marseille. |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674486656622120960 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> There was a reported sports car crash into the Bellevue LIDL in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – Des émeutiers foncent dans le LIDL de Bellevue à #Nantes avec une voiture de sport... (témoins) |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674541084016345088 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> There were also reports of the ] town hall being set on fire by rioters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=🚨🇫🇷URGENT – La mairie de Clichy-sous-Bois est incendiée. (témoins) |url=https://twitter.com/AlertesInfos/status/1674548734057758720 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> The riots spilled over to ] the capital of ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=France riots: more than 400 arrested as police officer accused of shooting teen apologises |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/france-riots-more-than-400-arrested-as-police-officer-accused-of-shooting-teen-apologises |access-date=2023-06-30 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | |||
| Nationwide, at least 328 people were arrested during the riots on 29 June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Violences urbaines après la mort de Nahel: au moins 328 personnes ont été interpellées dans tout le pays |url=https://twitter.com/BFMTV/status/1674577106053873664 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| === 30 June === | |||
| A new night of the riots. | |||
| <ref></ref> Rioters in ] burnt down the city's main ].<ref></ref> <ref></ref> | |||
| Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered all buses and trams to stop nationwide from 21:00. <ref></ref> | |||
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