French officer faces murder trial for killing of teenager Nahel Merzouk The shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk by a police officer sparked a wave of violent riots across France. Euronews · Jun 3, 2025
Paris protesters ram burning car into mayor’s home and leave family injured in ‘assassination attempt’ Suburban mayor’s wife and child left injured in horrifying attack The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023
Outrage and agony at funeral of boy whose ‘execution’ set France alight As Nahel’s coffin was lowered into the ground, his mother bravely declared: ‘It is finished.’ But Bel Trew is told the country’s reckoning with racism and nights of rioting are only just beginning The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023
Mother’s tragic last words with teenage son shot to death by Paris police sparking days of riots ‘He gave me a big kiss and told me he loved me,’ Nahel’s grieving mother says The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Macron goes to Elton John gig as Paris burns in mass protests French president hits out at ‘totally unjustifiable’ attacks on public buildings after boy, 17, shot dead by police The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Fires, looting and hundreds of arrests: Key events from the third night of violence in France French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested. France 24 · Jun 30, 2023
Fourth night of violence in France after deadly police shooting of teen, 471 arrested 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… France 24 · Jun 30, 2023
‘This is war’: France burns amid angry protests after teenager shot dead by police in Paris suburb Anthony Cuthbertson reports from Nanterre, where the killing of 17-year-old Nahel has sparked widespread outrage spilling over into nights of violence The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Boy shot dead by French police was ‘well-liked kid’ with ‘real potential’ Youth worker says Nahel M, 17, whose death has sparked violent unrest around France, was ‘a kid who really wanted to get on’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023