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Bill Chappell

France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

A man walks by a burning car during clashes with police in Le Port on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on Friday over the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb. (Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images)

When a police officer shot and killed a teenager named Nahel M. in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, outrage boiled over and spread across France. Protests have gripped big cities, as people call for justice — and riots have also broken out, bringing violence, fires, and hundreds of arrests.

Saturday night appeared calmer than previous days, with France's interior minister reporting 427 arrests as of early Sunday morning local time.

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