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the grandmother of Nahel M., the minor killed by the police at a police checkpoint in Nanterreasked today to stop using his deceased grandson as a pretext to sow violence, in relation to the riots he is experiencing France for five days.
“I want the policeman who killed my grandson, that’s all I want. The police are there, happily they are there, and to the people who are destroying, I tell them to stop”, stressed the detainee’s grandmother, identified as Nadiain statements to the television channel BFM.
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He also claimed that the rioters are using his grandson’s death as “pretext” and through tears he stressed that he is already dead and that neither the schools, nor the vehicles nor the buses that are being vandalized are to blame.
“I trust in justice”, also added the grandmother of the dead young man, who was 17 years old and of Arab descent.
During last night, at least 719 people were arrested, 45 police officers were injured, there were 871 fires on public roads and damage to 74 buildings, according to the latest available official balance.
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Despite the still bulky figures, the Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that tonight was “quieter” than the previous ones.
It did cause quite a commotion today, however, an incident that occurred in the context of the riots in L’Haÿ-les-Roses (on the southern outskirts of Paris). There the mayor vincent jeanbrunsuffered an attack on his family residence at dawn.
While he was working at City Hall, individuals wanted for attempted murder drove a burning car into the house, where his 5- and 7-year-old children and his wife were. One of the children had to be treated for injuries, like the mother, with a broken leg.
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This episode provoked strong social indignation and the resounding repudiation of the French political class. “We won’t let anything go. We will be next to the mayors”, stressed this afternoon the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Bornewhile visiting L’Haÿ-les-Roses.
This afternoon, Macron plans to make an assessment of the situation in the country from the Elysee, along with Borne and some of his ministers, starting at 7:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. GMT).
Source: Elcomercio
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