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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.
Violent protests are spreading throughout France after a 17-year-old - named in local reports as Nahel M - was shot dead by police during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday.
Nahel M., 17, was shot at point blank range while driving away from police in a Paris suburb.
French President Emmanuel Macron is urging parents to keep teenagers at home to quell rioting spreading across France and says social media are fueling copycat violence. After a second crisis
NANTERRE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging parents to keep teenagers at home to quell rioting spreading across France and says social media are fueling copycat violence.