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France counts the cost of a week of riots and looting

Riot police officers walk past a charred merry-go-round after a march for Nahel, Thursday, 29 June, 2023 in a park in Nanterre where the 17-year-old was shot dead by police. AP - Michel Euler

After a week of rioting sparked by the fatal shooting of a 17-year old by a police officer, French authorities have released statistics showing the extent and estimated cost of the damage caused. 3,915 people have been arrested.

An estimated 1,105 public and private buildings have been burned or looted nationwide, and cars and buses torched from the start of rioting on the night of 27 June through to 5:00am Tuesday 4 July, according to Ministry of the Interior data seen by AFP news agency.

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