Jabar Ekspres – Law enforcement authorities in France on Thursday arrested 176 people in riots that broke out after the shooting death of a 17-year-old teenager by police in a suburb of the capital Paris.
The arrests came as local authorities imposed curfews in four regions. The town of Clamart, located 8.7 kilometers from central Paris, imposed a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. until Monday.
Curfews are also in effect in the other regions of Neuilly-sur-Marne, Savigny-le-Temple, and Compiegne.
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In Neuilly-sur-Marne, the curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. until Monday, while in Savigny-le-Temple it will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Sunday, according to local authority reports.
In Compiegne, a curfew will be in place for those under 16 who are not accompanied by a parent between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. until Monday.
Ile-de-France Regional Council President Valerie Pecresse also announced that bus and tram services in and around Paris will be stopped after 9 p.m. on Thursday to protect employees and passengers.
Laurent-Franck Lienard, the lawyer for the police officer suspected in the shooting death of teenage delivery driver Nahel, said that they will resist the arrest warrant for his client, adding that the police acted within the law.
Nahel was shot dead in the Paris suburb of Nanterre by a police officer after the teenager refused to pull over during a traffic stop.
Nahel’s death sparked mass protests in Nanterre, leading to clashes between protesters and police.
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French prosecutors said that the officer who had killed the teenager had been charged with intentional homicide and was being held in pre-trial detention.
Earlier, tensions rose during a protest led by Nahel’s mother in Nanterre. Paris police reported that more than 6,000 people joined the protest.
