here with about the wagner mercenaries, about their leader, theirfuture? well, leader, their future? well, we re leader, theirfuture? well, we re still for answers. the violent riots that spread across france after nahel, 17, was shot dead by a police officer was a stark reminder of the acute social tensions and inequalities particularly in the suburban estates known as banlieues. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports you have seen what happen here last week. now that things have calmed down, everyone is asking the same question, how long till the next time? it is rampant long till the next time? it is rampant we long till the next time? it is rampant. we want - long till the next time? it is rampant. we want to i long till the next time? it is rampant. we want to be i long till the next time? it 3 rampant. we want to be friends and we want to be considered human, that is in.
at the place de la republique, which is a place in the middle of paris, to meet people. so we gathered there just to support her, and then we were circled around by the police. it was very peaceful, she just has a public stance for her brother and for nahel, who was the young teenager who was killed by a police officer ten days ago, which sparked outrage and actually, was the reason for so many uprisings all around the city. and then, we were circled around by the police and we marched. we were pushed, we marched, and then we were tear gassed for no reason. it was very peaceful and it was daylight paris. so some of the people who were not even part of the march were tear gassed. that s really. to me, it s a shock and it s also, it questions our freedom of speech. you say this protest was peaceful.
of paris. and this year, the first time it was banned, it happens every year peacefully. and just today, we learned that it could not happen. so the sister of adama traore, who is the voice of the committee in charge of finding justice, said that she would be at the place de la republique, which is a place in the middle of paris to meet people. so we gathered to support her and we were circled around by police. it was very peaceful, she has a public stance for her brother and nahel, the young teenager he was killed by police ten days ago which sparked outrage and was the reason for so many uprisings all around the city. and then we were circled around by the police and we marched. we were pushed, we marched and we were tear asked for no reason. it was very peaceful
but nobody we spoke to thought the anger had run its course. there is anger at president emmanuel macron and his government. there is anger at politics in general, but there s also a deep disappointment with the french state and the broken promises that people feel it makes to them. and the government is worried that that deeper disappointment might fuel a pattern of nightly riots, and so it is trying to curb the unrest, really on two different ways, and it is walking something of a tightrope between them. on the one hand, it wants to show that it understands the anger people feel towards the police actions that led to nahel s death. on the other, it is taking an increasingly tough policing approach violence on the streets, and the atmosphere here today was pretty tense at times, and i think there are many people here in paris tonight watching very carefully what tonight will bring.