The violence erupted just after Macron finally saw off half a year of protests over his controversial pension reform, which dominated the domestic agenda for most of this year.
It was the killing of a 17-year-old boy of African descent by police that unleashed the unrest. The fatal shooting of Nahel, whose last name has not been made public, stirred up long-simmering tensions between police and young people in housing projects who struggle with poverty, unemployment and racial discrimination. , World News, Times Now
France's Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police.
Violent protests took place across France overnight following the police killing of a 17-year-old French-Algerian boy on Tuesday (June 27), which has reignited concerns of the authorities exercising discriminatory practices.