A new law gives Paris police the right to deploy drones in some areas as tens of thousands of officers are deployed nationwide.
abc.net.au/news/france-riots-nahel-protests/102551792Tens of thousands of police have been deployed in cities across France as the country braces for a potential fifth night of rioting.Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of 17yo Nahel, whose killing sparked the unrestThe average age of those arrested is 17, with the youngest being just 13 years old
Police deployed tear gas against rioters in Marseille's main high street around dusk on Saturday, according to a witness. President Emmanuel Macron postponed a state visit to Germany, which was due to begin on Sunday, to handle the worst crisis for his leadership since the "Yellow Vest" protests paralysed much of France in late 2018.
Mayor Benoit Payan called on the government to send extra troops to tackle "pillaging and violence" in Marseille, where three police officers were slightly wounded on Saturday. Some of the mourners, their arms crossed, said "God is Greatest" in Arabic, as they spanned the boulevard in prayer.Marie, 60, said she had lived in Nanterre for 50 years and there had always been problems with the police.
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