Teen Killed In France

Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance party sparked political controversy in France, prosecutors said Sunday.

A teenager riding a scooter and his adult passenger were killed in France after an encounter with police, during which officers said Sunday the pair fled a patrol and crashed into another vehicle.

A 17-year-old died and a woman of 19 was hurt after falling from a ride at the Luna theme park in Cap d'Agde, southern France, authorities said Sunday.

French police arrested 16 people overnight in connection with urban violence, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, indicating a further decrease in the scale of unrest that swept through poor French suburbs after a fatal police shooting.

The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm Sunday, as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence.

The riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager represent a deeply unwelcome and perilous crisis for President Emmanuel Macron, just as he was looking to press ahead with his second mandate.

French authorities on Saturday sent extra troops to flashpoint cities to deal with a fifth night of rioting as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest.

Several cities across France have witnessed sporadic violence and looting in the fourth straight night of protests after the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel, who was shot dead on Tuesday during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

France's leadership said all options were open on Friday, including a state of emergency, to clamp down on three nights of violent and fiery protests over a policeman's killing of a teen.

A third consecutive night of violent protests sparked by the killing of a teenager by a policeman has left 249 cops injured. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Brussels and will hold a crisis meeting today.

French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested.

French police braced for more violent protests Thursday over the fatal shooting of a teen by a policeman that has left authorities scrambling to contain an escalating crisis.

The mother of a French teenager whose killing by a police officer has sparked riots said Thursday she thought the death was racially motivated but she did not bear a grudge against the force as a whole.

The policeman who killed a French teenager in a Paris suburb on Tuesday, sparking violent protests across the country, has apologised to the family while in custody, his lawyer said.

A French policeman has been charged and remanded in custody ahead of trial over the killing of a teenager at point blank range which sparked nationwide protests, prosecutors said Thursday.

Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance party sparked political controversy in France, prosecutors said Sunday.

A teenager riding a scooter and his adult passenger were killed in France after an encounter with police, during which officers said Sunday the pair fled a patrol and crashed into another vehicle.

A 17-year-old died and a woman of 19 was hurt after falling from a ride at the Luna theme park in Cap d'Agde, southern France, authorities said Sunday.

French police arrested 16 people overnight in connection with urban violence, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, indicating a further decrease in the scale of unrest that swept through poor French suburbs after a fatal police shooting.

The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm Sunday, as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new eruption of violence.

The riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager represent a deeply unwelcome and perilous crisis for President Emmanuel Macron, just as he was looking to press ahead with his second mandate.

French authorities on Saturday sent extra troops to flashpoint cities to deal with a fifth night of rioting as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest.

Several cities across France have witnessed sporadic violence and looting in the fourth straight night of protests after the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel, who was shot dead on Tuesday during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

France's leadership said all options were open on Friday, including a state of emergency, to clamp down on three nights of violent and fiery protests over a policeman's killing of a teen.

A third consecutive night of violent protests sparked by the killing of a teenager by a policeman has left 249 cops injured. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Brussels and will hold a crisis meeting today.

French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested.

French police braced for more violent protests Thursday over the fatal shooting of a teen by a policeman that has left authorities scrambling to contain an escalating crisis.

The mother of a French teenager whose killing by a police officer has sparked riots said Thursday she thought the death was racially motivated but she did not bear a grudge against the force as a whole.

The policeman who killed a French teenager in a Paris suburb on Tuesday, sparking violent protests across the country, has apologised to the family while in custody, his lawyer said.

A French policeman has been charged and remanded in custody ahead of trial over the killing of a teenager at point blank range which sparked nationwide protests, prosecutors said Thursday.