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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Far-right politician shuts down fundraiser for Paris police officer after it hits €1.5m

AP

A far-right French politician has called off a fundraiser campaign for the family of the police officer accused of killing a teenager in the suburbs of Paris after it received more than €1.5m (£1.29m) in donations.

Riots broke out in Paris and other French cities last Tuesday after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent, Nahel Merzouk, was shot dead in his car by a police officer during a traffic check.

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