Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin later tweeted that reinforcements were "arriving at this moment". Pillaging and violence are unacceptable," he tweeted late on Friday. Government to immediately send additional troops. Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan called on the national
Stole hunting rifles but no ammunition, police said. Rioters earlier looted a gun store in the city and Separate footage then appears to show the supermarket on fire. City authorities said they were investigating theĬause but did not believe there were any casualties.įootage is also circulating of what appears to be an Aldi supermarket being rammed with a van before people run inside. Videos have been uploaded to social media showing an explosion at the city's old port. More from Marseille now, where there have been at least 80 arrests overnight. We're closing this page now, but you can continue to follow our live coverage here.ĮPA Copyright: EPA Marseille's mayor said the pillaging and violence were unacceptable Image caption: Marseille's mayor said the pillaging and violence were unacceptable Marseille's Pride event, which was scheduled for Saturday, is just one of many major events nationwide to have been called off - in part due to police resources being diverted Officials also called on regional authorities to shut down overnight bus and tram services nationwide The government earlier deployed 45,000 police officers overnight to quell any further unrest The mayor of Marseille called on the national government to immediately send additional troops Things were far quieter in Paris, with only sporadic incidents reportedīut chaos continued in cities including Marseille, where 87 people were arrested and a gun store was looted He said the violence was of "much less intensity" than the previous night, when more than 900 people were arrested Here's a round-up of what's been happening on another dramatic night in France.įrench Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said there have been at least 471 arrests so far The officer who shot Nahel has apologised to the family, but the teen's death has revived grievances about policing and racial profiling in France's suburbs.The disturbances began on Tuesday after police shot dead a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent, named as Nahel M.The UK Foreign Office has updated its guidance for Brits visiting France, urging travellers to monitor the media and avoid protests.French football star Kylian Mbappe says "violence solves nothing", and calls for it to be replaced by "mourning, dialogue and reconstruction".The government also requested the shutdown of overnight bus and tram services, and said armoured vehicles would be used to aid law enforcement.He has repeated government calls for parents to keep their children out of the riots, with reports of some as young as 13 taking part.Gérald Darmanin said 471 people had been arrested so far in a fourth night of rioting, but that there had been a "downturn" in violence.
Forty-five-thousand police officers have been deployed in France on Friday evening, the interior minister says.
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