France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on over-policing in marginalized communities.
France’s Interior Ministry said that 1,311 people were arrested overnight, while the government deployed 45,000 police in attempts to quell the nationwide riots, which raged for a fourth consecutive night and were triggered by the teenager’s killing.
French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on Sunday due to the unrest. Both countries have
