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Paris city hall 'not worried' riots will affect 2024 Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo delivers a speech with President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, Tony Estanguet (L) and Paris deputy mayor in charge of sports Pierre Rabadan during the presentation of the Parisian leg of the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay Route, at the Musee Carnavalet in Paris, on 3 July, 2023. © AFP - Christophe Archambault

Paris city hall has said Monday it is "not worried" about knock-on effects from almost a week of riots on next year's Olympic Games.

France has witnesssed several nights of violence in Paris suburbs and across the country since a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old during a traffic stop last week.

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