from paris, here s our europe editor katya adler. let s cross straight to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. well, that i d is young here, but so far, we re not hearing of any major disturbance it appears to be a calmer night, but for example in paris, the tensions really flared up. it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us. but of course, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have also spoken to the bbc saying the same, calling for home. some family member and a friend of nahel to katya adler, who has this report. in theirfirst on in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear stuffy although there are no words to describe how we feel. we although there are no words to describe how we feel.- although there are no words to describe how we feel. we ust buried a 17-year-old. describe how we feel. we ust buried a 17-year-old. but h d
the night is young here in paris, but we aren t hearing of any disturbances. it appears to be a calmer night. but for example in paris on the last few nights, the tensions have really flared up in the very early hours of the morning. so it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us, but of course as you say, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and otherfamily 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have spoken to the family members, dashed to the bbc, calling for calm. some family members spoke to katya adler. this is nahel, the french algerian team killed last week by a policeman, triggering nightly outpourings of rage by youths from similar backgrounds across france. in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear. there are no words to describe how we feel. we just buried a 17 year old. but we never called for hate or riots. with tensions running so h
this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in france, where a relative of a teenager, shot dead by police has told the bbc that the family did not want his death to spark hate and riots. but they said the law around the use of lethal force at traffic stops must change. the shooting of nahel, a 17 year old of north african descent, at point blank range on tuesday has led to five nights of rioting and looting. 16,000 police officers are again being deployed on the streets of french cities tonight.