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Schools, town halls and police stations were targeted by people setting fires, and police used tear gas, water cannons and dispersion grenades against rioters, the spokesperson said

French protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in the streets of some French cities overnight as tensions mounted over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation.

Around 40,000 police officers have been deployed across France but there are few signs that government appeals to de-escalate the violence would quell the widespread anger

France has stopped short of declaring a state of emergency — a measure taken to quell weeks of rioting after the death of two boys fleeing police in 2005.

Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in French streets overnight as tensions grew over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers injured as the government struggled to restore order on a third night of unrest.

PARIS, FRANCE- French security forces on Thursday deployed tear gas as they clashed with protesters during a rally triggered by the fatal shooting of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager, by a police officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday.

Forty thousand police officers were deployed across France -- nearly four times the numbers mobilised on Wednesday -- but there were few signs that government appeals to de-escalate the violence would quell the widespread anger.

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