Riots broke out in Paris after police killed a 17-year-old boy

On Tuesday, in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, a police officer used a weapon in an attempt to stop a 17-year-old driver. A teenager named Nael was killed.

The video, which has gone viral on social media, has been confirmed by AFP. The video shows that the policeman held the driver at gunpoint, and then fired at point-blank range when the car started moving.

Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez told BFMTV that the police tried to take control of the car.

The driver, who first turned off the engine, started the car again and then drove off. It was in this context that the policeman used firearms.

Doctors tried to bring the young man to his senses, but then they pronounced him dead. The officer was taken into custody for premeditated murder. After the death of the guy on the spot, a conflict broke out between eyewitnesses and the police.

During the evening, there were riots in the streets of Nanterre. Residents set fire to cars, set off fireworks and fought with police officers. Some demonstrators set fire to garbage cans and barricades.

The protesters attack the police and prepare for a long riot. Two units of the mobile forces, including members of the special forces CRS 8, were deployed to Nanterre, clarifies RG.

A number of buildings in the city were destroyed by fire. The primary school named after Pablo Picasso and the entertainment center Gavroche burned down, from which dozens of animals were rescued. The instigators of the riots threw Molotov cocktails at the policemen from the rooftops. The city center was destroyed, according to Le Figaro.

The outbreak of unrest was transferred to the nearest settlements - Suresnes, Asnieres, Colombes, Rueil. In Mantes-la-Jolie, the radicals burned down the administration building.

According to the BFM TV channel, the police arrested nine protesters, one person was injured. It is reported that the unrest has not yet subsided.