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France braces for a fifth night of violence as Macron cancels visit to Germany

French anti riot police officers watch a truck burn in Nantes, western France on early July 1, 2023, four days after a 17-year-old man was killed by police in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. AFP - SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS

Following a night where 1,300 people were arrested across France, 45,000 police officers have been deployed again across the country, after the killing of a teenager at a police checkpoint sparked unrest that prompted President Emmanuel Macron to postpone a trip to Germany.

The French president felt compelled to postpone a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on Sunday due to the ongoing unrest.

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