on tuesday, has been charged with voluntary homicide. let s get the latest now from paris and speak to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. we are in the centre of paris, not too far from the suburb of nanterre where the funeral has been taking place on 17 year old nahel whose death, he was shot by a police officer, has sparked protests, many officer, has sparked protests, many of course which have now turned violent. we hearfrom nanterre that there have been crowds on the streets in the vicinity of the funeral peacefully chancing for justice for nahel. of course some of the protests overnight in the last few days have been incredibly violent, and it was another night of violence, friday and saturday, more than 1300 arrests. the authorities here say that the violence lessened last night compared to the previous few evenings, but they actually arrested more people than they have before. all indications that we have is that there are no signs that the protests and the violenc
as here at home, his mother buries her son. we met this woman in nanterre earlier this week. she didn t want to be identified. she told us she witnessed nahel s death and knew him a little. the violence his death is triggered isn t helpful , she says. translation: burning everything, schools, town halls - it s useless. i everything they re doing, the parents will pay the price. but if there are riots, it s because the police are looking for it. when they check young people s ids ten times a day, it s irritating. rioting continued last night. the southern cities of marseille and lyon lit up by burning vehicles, and fireworks aimed directly at police. the government said dozens of police stations were attacked across the country and over 1,000 people arrested. in nanterre, the epicentre of this earthquake, rioters patrolled the streets with petrol cans and molotov cocktails starting fires is one way of drawing out the police. the prayers in nanterre today were for nahel. at
has been charged with voluntary homicide. let s get the latest now from paris and speak to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. as you say, it has been another night of unrest. the as you say, it has been another night of unrest. as you say, it has been another night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence lessened - night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence lessened friday . that the violence lessened friday into saturday compared with the previous few nights. but crucially, more arrests were made. than the previous night. more than 1300 people arrested, the authorities say, more than 400 happened here in the capital paris. a few hundred police officers were injured. it doesn t look like the violence shows any signs of abating. as we discussed already in the last few days, the deep rooted cause of this violence is the death of 17 year old nahel, who was killed at a traffic stopped by police, by
from a traffic stop. his funeral will take place later today. these are pictures from marseille, where at least 80 people have been arrested overnight. rioters earlier looted a gun store in the city and stole hunting rifles but police say no ammunition was taken. marseille mayor benoit payan called on the national government to immediately send additional troops. and these are pictures from paris as police officers look to get control of the situation. the interior minister said children as young as 13 have been detained, adding that the average age of those held is 17. president emmanuel macron criticised social media, saying it had incited teenagers to get involved, and he condemned the violence. there is an unacceptable instrumentalisation of the death of a teenager which we all do floor, but this time should be about contemplation and respect. in the face of this, ifirmly condemn and respect. in the face of this, i firmly condemn those who use the situation and this perio