Riots that have rocked France for days in the wake of police shooting a teenager at a traffic stop finally appear to be calming – with crowds gathering at town halls across the country to protest the violence and looting.
Police made fewer than 160 arrests overnight into Monday, offering some relief for president Emmanuel Macron, with the death of Nahel Merzouk, 17, tapping a deep vein of anti-police resentment – particularly in the diverse suburbs around the country's major cities. There had been more than 3,000 arrests since Nahel was killed on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, including 1,300 on Friday.
