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France grapples with widening protests over police shooting of teen

France is more than quadrupling the number of police deployed to handle the protests, from 9,000 to 40,000.

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Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29. French President Emmanuel Macron has described the killing of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police at a traffic check "inexcusable," and called for a thorough investigation. The death in the Paris suburb of Nanterre prompted scattered violence overnight.
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Youths clash with Police forces as cars burn in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29.
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Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29.
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Cars burn during clashes in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29.
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Police forces walk past burning cars in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29.
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Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29.
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A woman shows a poster "Justice for Nahel" during a march for 17-year-old Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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A woman holds a poster reading "How many Nahel have not been filmed? " during a march for 17-year-old Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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The mother of killed 17-year-old Nahel, center on truck, gestures during a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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A man sits on a road sign above a banner reading "Allah, mercy for Nahel" during a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Demonstrators walk through tear gas after incidents during a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Cars burn after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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A car burns after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Riot police officers stand by a fire after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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People walk past a damaged bank after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Riot police officers take shelter behind a restaurant during incidents after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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People walk past a charred merry-go-round after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, in a park of Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Youth throws a bottle to police forces during riots Thursday, June 29, in Nanterre, outside Paris.
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Demonstrators set up barricades on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Thursday, June 29.
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Riot police face off demonstrantors on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Thursday, June 29.
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Cars burn on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30.
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A can burns on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30.
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Police clear a street on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30.

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