France arrests over 1,300 after 4th night of riots following teen's killing by police
The government deployed 45,000 police around the country to try to quell violence.
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The government deployed 45,000 police around the country to try to quell violence.
PARIS — Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as
France's Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.
Rioters in central Marseille looted a gun shop, stealing some hunting rifles as the unrest continued for a fourth night
Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.