The protests have spread from Paris, where the initial shooting occurred, to other towns across the country, though most of the violence remains localized to the Paris suburbs.
French President Emmanuel Macron attended an Elton John concert while police arrested hundreds and Paris burned.
French President Macron and wife, Brigitte, pose for a picture, Thursday with Elton John and his husband David Furnish in Paris, France. Instagram: DavidFurnish An ambulance passes by burning car in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, Saturday, July 1, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron urged parents Friday to keep teenagers at home and proposed restrictions on social media to quell rioting spreading across France over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.
The police officer who fired the fatal shot has been charged with voluntary homicide after an initial investigation led local prosecutor Pascal Prache to conclude that"the conditions for the legal use of the weapon were not met." Protesters held a peaceful march Thursday afternoon, but after sunset unrest gripped the country as the demonstrators erected barricades, lit vehicles on fire and continued to clash with police in various towns.
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