France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers after violence broke out following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old. Commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being targeted by rioters.
The police officer accused of pulling the trigger on Tuesday was handed a preliminary charge of voluntary homicide after prosecutor Pascal Prache said his initial investigation led him to conclude “the conditions for the legal use of the weapon were not met.”
Entire Bus Station and Buses torched in France. pic.twitter.com/k21fbyoEOl
— Prof.N John Camm (@njohncamm) June 30, 2023
JUST IN: France is falling into utter chaos. Someone just drove into a shopping center and everyone is looting the store ⚠️⚠️⚠️
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) June 30, 2023
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Overnight, race rioters gathered again in #Paris to carry out arson attacks, vandalism and looting. In this video, they are seen smashing up a Nike store in central Paris. France has been gripped by days of riots following police-shooting death of a youth. pic.twitter.com/MMVoE1XYWk
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) June 30, 2023
What’s going on in France?!pic.twitter.com/DocAkKCMWC
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 30, 2023
Rioters in France burning down the largest public library in the city of Marseille. #FranceRiots pic.twitter.com/OMEUtTiy46
— Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) June 30, 2023
The absolute state of France.
— Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) June 30, 2023
Import the Third World, become the Third World. #FranceRiots pic.twitter.com/OapCbkuFoQ
It looks like a scene from Iraq or Afghanistan. But it's not. It's happening in France, the country that's just over 20 miles away from here.
— Steve Laws (@Steve_Laws_) June 30, 2023
Europe is falling.pic.twitter.com/LuyVMj0A82