streets under siege, a dramatic outpouring of anger, after a 17 year old, nahel, was killed by police during a traffic stop. many of the rioters are teenagers, out despite a plea from france s president to parents to keep their children at home. as the protests have intensified, so too has the police presence. across the country from friday into saturday morning, more than 115,000 officers were deployed stop and it is the police thatis deployed stop and it is the police that is driving people onto the streets in the first place. many here accuse officers of discrimination, and even the united nations says france needs to address its deep rooted issues of racism in the police force. it is a concern crowd that this protest share. the
president to parents to keep their children at home. as the protests have intensified, so too has the police presence. across the country from friday into saturday morning, more than 16,000 officers were deployed and it s the police that s driving people onto the streets in the first place. many here accuse officers of discrimination, and even the un says france needs to address its deep rooted issues of racism in the police force. chanting: justice for nahel! it s a concern crowds at this protest share. the country s foreign ministry says the un s claims are unfounded, but the french police have long been plagued by accusations of racism. many see this violence as a wake up call, but for the government, containing it is a challenge.
it s a concern crowds at this protest share. the country s foreign ministry says the un s claims are unfounded, but the french police have long been plagued by accusations of racism. many see this violence as a wake up call, but for the government, containing it is a challenge. what began with the death of nahel has now come to represent something bigger. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. live now to sebastian roche, a political science professor at the university of grenoble. he specializes in police tactics in france both in response to riots and in instances of lethal killings by police. i think, firstly, it is important to
the un says france needs to address its deep rooted issues of racism in the police force. chanting: justice for nahel! it s a concern crowds at this protest share. the country s foreign ministry says the un s claims are unfounded, but the french police have long been plagued by accusations of racism. many see this violence as a wake up call, but for the government, containing it is a challenge. what began with the death of nahel has now come to represent something bigger. our europe editor katya adler gave us this update from nanterre, where the funeral for 17 year old nahel will take place later today. i m in nanterre, an area outside paris where nahel, the 17 year old unarmed boy shot