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Sporadic violence, but calmer night in France after family buries teenager

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Sporadic violence, but calmer night in France after family buries teenager: Early on Sunday morning, the situation was calmer than the previous four nights, although there was some tension in central Paris and sporadic clashes in the Mediterranean cities…

He had already faced months of anger and sometimes violent demonstrations across the country after pushing through a pension overhaul.

Some of the mourners, their arms crossed, said “God is Greatest” in Arabic, as they spanned the boulevard in prayer. The shooting of the teenager, caught on video, has reignited long-standing complaints by poor and racially mixed urban communities of police violence and racism. The South Winners supporters group, an influential fan group for Olympique de Marseille, called on the city's youth to “be wise and show restraint”.Events including two concerts at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris were cancelled, while LVMH-owned fashion house Celine cancelled its 2024 men's wear show on Sunday, creative director Hedi Slimane said on Instagram.

 

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