As the ongoing protests in France entered its sixth day, Police detained at least 72 people last night as the riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager in a Paris suburb, BFMTV reported on Tuesday.
The funeral of a French teen, whose shooting by police provoked violent protests across the nation, was held today after more than 1300 people were detained overnight on Saturday, CNN reported.
The teenager, identified as Nal, was killed after being stopped for a traffic violation in the Paris suburb town of Nanterre on Tuesday, and the officer who is accused of shooting him was taken to jail.