Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling unrest. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
- The 17-year-old victim, identified only as Nahel M., was shot at point-blank range by a police officer on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. He was driving a yellow Mercedes when he was pulled over for traffic violations.
- Police initially reported that he was shot after driving his car at police, but this was contradicted by a video that rapidly went viral across social media and was later authenticated by AFP. The footage shows the two policemen standing by the stationary car, with one pointing a weapon at the driver. A voice is heard saying, "You are going to get a bullet in the head." The police officer then appears to fire as the car abruptly drives off before gradually coming to a stop.
- The incident has sparked four nights of violent unrest in the capital and cities across France that have seen protesters clash with police.
- French President Emmanuel Macron called on parents to keep their children off the streets on Friday, saying some young people appeared to be copying violent video games which had "intoxicated" them. Addressing a crisis meeting of ministers, he said "additional means" would be mobilised by the interior ministry to deal with the violent protests, denouncing the "unacceptable exploitation of the death of an adolescent".
